The Architectural record book of vacation houses, selected by the editors of Architectural record.

Title & Author:

The Architectural record book of vacation houses, selected by the editors of Architectural record.

Publication:

New York, American Heritage Press [1970]

Description:

247 pages illustrations (some color), plans (some color) 32 cm

Notes:
Introduction -- Beach Houses -- Ski and Hillside Houses -- Lakeside Houses -- Weekend and Summer Houses -- Resort and Country Houses -- How to Choose and Work with an Architect -- Some Pointers on Land and Site Selection -- Some Rules of Thumb on Costs -- Index.

Summary:

'' ... This book provides floor plans, site plans, elevations, photographs, and structural details for vacation houses ... All the plans are for houses that have actually been built in America or in Europe, and they represent the best work of such distinguished architects as Marcel Breuer, Philip Johnson, Gordon Bunshaft, and Elliot Noyes. The discerning editors of Architectural Record have selected these sixty vacation houses from among thousands, and in every case they have analyzed what made the plans adaptable to the special needs of the owner ..."-- from the flyleaf.

ISBN:

0070022151
9780070022157

Subject:

Vacation homes.
Architecture, Domestic Designs and plans.
Architecture domestique Dessins et plans.
Architecture, Domestic.

Form/genre:

Designs and plans.
Architectural drawings.

Added entries:

Architectural record.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 85847
Call No.: ID:86-B16789
Status: Available

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