See-through Houses

See-through Houses

by Catherine Slessor (Author), Catherine Slessor (Author)

Synopsis

See-Through Houses explores daring and dynamic glass homes all over the world, plus examples of glass as an exciting new element of interior design. The first part of the book, Pioneers, discusses the work of the architects over the last century who embraced the potential of glass, including Mies van der Rohe, Richard Neutra, John Lautner and Richard Rogers. Glass Structures looks at a range of highly innovative contemporary homes where glass plays a significant role in the construction of a building. Landscape Houses and Urban Houses explore homes where glass has been used to marry the interior and the exterior through a dramatic use of windows and walls of glass. Finally, Glass Features considers the increasingly popular employment of glass as an element of interior design - from screens to stairs and baths to basins. This is essential reading for all those wanting to learn more about contemporary architecture and the cutting edge of interior design, or keen to build a house where glass plays a major role - or simply use some striking glass elements in their existing home.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 192
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd
Published: 27 Sep 2001

ISBN 10: 1841722006
ISBN 13: 9781841722009

Author Bio
Catherine Slessor trained as an architect and worked in London in private practice. In 1987 she turned from architecture to journalism, and has since worked for both The Architects' Journal and Designers' Journal. She is currently Managing Editor of The Architectural Review and writes on architecture and design for European and American magazines. She is author of Eco-Tech and Contemporary Staircases, and has twice been named International Architectural Journalist of the Year.