Titre et auteur:

The second treasury of contemporary houses / selected by the editors of Architectural Record.

Publication:

[New York] : F.W. Dodge Corporation, [1959]
©1959

Description:

viii, 216 pages, 7 unnumbered leaves of plates : chiefly illustrations (some color), plans ; 30 cm

Notes:
Includes index.
Foreword / Herbert L. Smith Jr., Associate editor, Architectural Record. -- HOUSES AND PEOPLE. The American at home / by Russell Lynes -- The new house for family living / by A. Lawrence Kocher. -- EAST. Glazed stairwell lends drama -- Patio splits two-zone house -- House designed for a way of life -- Compact delight -- Disciplined romanticism -- Balconies add charm and space -- A pavilion for living -- Ease and order in the suburbs -- Convertible plan provides space -- A country house on a platform -- Texture sparks New England house -- Panel construction cuts cost. -- NORTH-CENTRAL. Central court adds space -- City house has country privacy -- A four-in-one scheme -- Home has exposed steel frame -- Accent on vertical space -- Slated: the curtain wall. -- SOUTH. Three units separate activities -- Bold interplay of forms -- Economy in courtyard house -- Walled-in plan for a city lot -- A controlled environment -- The screened-in Florida room -- In the tropical tradition -- Disciplined elegance -- Open plan, prefab units cut costs -- Architects design complete home -- Details enhance a small house -- A house of linked pavilions. -- WEST. Great style on a budget -- Adobe wall protects house -- Gardens inside and out -- Casual ease for family life -- Ideal for country living -- Good teamwork, good house -- Multi-use room expands house -- Indoor-outdoor privacy -- A small lot well used -- A house around an atrium -- Steel frame, flexible plan -- Colonnades distinguish home -- Order on an irregular site -- Design solves site problem.
Complemented by (work): Treasury of contemporary houses. New York : F.W. Dodge Corporation, 1954 (OCoLC)216882641

Sujet:

Architecture, Domestic United States 20th century Designs and plans.
Architecture, Domestic United States 20th century Pictorial works.
Dwellings United States Designs and plans.
Dwellings United States Pictorial works.
Architecture, Domestic United States 20th century.
Architecture, Domestic Designs and plans.
Architecture, Domestic United States.
Architecture domestique États-Unis 20e siècle Dessins et plans.
Architecture domestique États-Unis 20e siècle.
Architecture domestique Dessins et plans.
Architecture domestique États-Unis.
Architecture domestique États-Unis 20e siècle Ouvrages illustrés.
Habitations États-Unis Dessins et plans.
Habitations États-Unis Ouvrages illustrés.
Architecture, Domestic
United States

Classification/genre:

Architectural drawings

Vedettes secondaires:

Lynes, Russell, 1910-1991, contributor.
Kocher, A. Lawrence (Alfred Lawrence), contributor.
Smith, Herbert L., Jr., writer of foreword.
Architectural record.

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 97272
Cote: 7392; ID:85-B1472
Statut: Disponible