Eames House: Charles and Ray Eames (Architecture in Detail) - Softcover

Steele, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0714842125 ISBN 13: 9780714842127

Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd, 2002

Charles Eames, who always worked with his wife and partner Ray, was the most innovative and broad-based of American designers. The Eames House was one of his few experiments with architecture. Highly successful, it is a highly significant building of the post-war era.

Review:

'The Architecture in Detail series is without question one of the most beautifully illustrated and well-documented collections of monographs on individual buildings produced anywhere in the World.'

Synopsis:

The "Architecture in Detail" series comprises books that focus on individual buildings noted for their exceptional character, innovative design or technical virtuosity. Each volume contains a text by a respected author, a sequence of colour and black-and-white photographs and a set of technical drawings and working details. Charles Eames, who always worked with his wife and partner Ray, was the most innovative and broad-based of American designers. The Eames House was one of his few experiments with architecture. Highly successful, it is one of the most important of the "Case Study" series and a highly significant building of the post-war era.

• Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0714842125
• ISBN 13: 9780714842127
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 60