Gamble House: Greene & Greene: 0000 (Architecture in Detail) - Softcover

Bosley, Edward R

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0714842184 ISBN 13: 9780714842189

Publisher: Phaidon Press, 2002

Synopsis

The Gamble House was the masterpiece of Greene and Greene's new regional style. Built for a wealthy heir of the soap firm Procter and Gamble, the house represents the full ennoblement of the California bungalow image, yet the building is still striking for its intimacy, intricacy and scale. Stunning photography by Tim Street-Porter reveals this house as a genuine and enduring masterpiece.

Launched in 1991, the Architecture in Detail series attracted immediate acclaim and now comprises more than 60 titles. These books are highly collectable documents, each focusing in depth on a celebrated building. The series covers all sides of the vast spectrum of architecture from the past, present and future; the individual buildings are selected for their exceptional character, innovative design or technical virtuosity.

Each volume contains a definitive text by a respected author; a sequence of colour and black-and-white photographs; a series of technical drawings; and a set of essential working details. These titles are vital to every architectural library, appealing to the professional and student alike, or indeed anyone with an appreciation of buildings.

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Review:

"Phaidon's Architecture in Detail series is an exemplary publishing effort, each attractive square-format volume offering thorough sets of drawings, fine photography and brief but intelligent texts."―Interior Design

"This series from Phaidon is proving to be a visually indulgent, useful addition to the field of architectural publishing."―The Art Book

"As always, Phaidon's Architecture in Detail series is a treat with lavish new colour pictures and excellent plans."―RIBA Journal

"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. These beautifully produced books combine historical and contemporary photographs, drawings and texts by sensitive critics."―AIA Jury

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. The masterpiece of Greene and Greene's new regional style, the Gamble House was built for one of the millionaire partners of the soap firm Proctor and Gamble. The house represents the full aggrandizement of the California bungalow image, yet the building is still striking for its intimacy, intricacy and scale.

About this edition

• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0714842184
• ISBN 13: 9780714842189
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 60