Mid-Century American Houses

Product Description: In the first book of its kind, architectural critic Michael Webb and Esto photographer Roger Strauss III examine 35 extraordinary modern houses that have been restored, enhanced, or extended by new owners who see them as timeless classics. Built in the heyday of modernism, from the 1930s through the early 1960s, these houses were designed by exceptional architects for themselves or for adventurous clients. A few were lovingl…

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The Hawthorn House of Melbourne, Australia

This Hawthorn house of melbourne australia, comprised largely of copper, glass and slate, is comprised of “enormously proportioned” spaces that readily fill with natural light. The four bedroom and four bathroom home — located in the Scotch Hill precinct of the Melbourne, Australia suburb — was built with off-peak, electrical floor heating and centers around its atrium-inspired ground floor, which is bolstered by an Emporite and Caesar stone kitc…

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Contemporary Glass House in Sydney, Australia by Uts Sanby Architects

Australia always offers a great residential architectural collection from their well known architects such as this contemporary glass house design that was projected by Uts-Sanby Architects. This luxury tree and glass house ideas has been perfectly nestled on a steep slope in Sidney among green surroundings. With curved steel beams and a linear architecture the modern premise is nothing but a dream home with contemporary furnishings, large open s…

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Prefab Modern

Prefab Modern Product Description: For many, the idea of prefab housing may bring to mind trailers and other less desirable images of home life. But this idea couldn’t be more wrong! Rather, the newest trends in prefab has emerged as a great way for a design- (and cost-) conscious generation to achieve the dream of home ownership. Today, prefab houses are manufactured to the highest standards of construction and aesthetics. And with the int…

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Oscar Niemeyer: Houses by Alan Hess

Oscar Niemeyer Houses by Alan Hess Product Description: Oscar Niemeyer is one of the greatest architects of our time. Hugely influential, his work has added a new dimension to modern architecture in the twentieth century. The designer of Brasilia showed that the rhythmic, sensuous lines of Brazilian Modernism were as legitimately modern as the rectilinear lines of the Bauhaus. Oscar Niemeyer Houses showcases the houses built by this seminal moder…

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