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Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture: Includes CD-ROM
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 728.370222
EAN: 9781856694827
ISBN: 1856694828
Label: Laurence King Publishers
Manufacturer: Laurence King Publishers
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: May 17, 2007
Publisher: Laurence King Publishers
Studio: Laurence King Publishers
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Editorial Review:
Architectural detailing makes a building unique and an architect outstanding. This book provides analysis of both the technical and the aesthetic importance of details in the development of contemporary domestic architecture from 2000 to 2005. Featuring many of the world's most highly acclaimed architects, the book presents over 50 of the most recently completed and influential house designs. For each house there are color photographs, plans of every floor, sections and elevations, and numerous construction details. The book also features in-depth information for each project, including the size, the client, the architectural project team, main consultants, and contractors. With CD-ROM.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Interesting book
A book that try to be a reference. The projects are well chosen and there are good images that have not been published really much so far. Many detail are made for building with a ''not that cold'' climate, I've appreciate it even if we have to deal with winter in Canada...
Rating:  - Good, but kind of misses the point.
An account of the 2 hours I spent flipping through this book after it arrived at my door:
1. When I saw that the intricacy of the illustration on the cover is produced by overlapping several drawings, I thought, "uh-oh."
2. After looking through a few projects, I was a little disappointed with the haphazard organization of the "details." For example, full wall sections were more often than not excluded. Envelope details were presented as partial sections, thereby losing ... Read More
Rating: - Great Book-terrible CAD drawings
This is a terrific book with many interesting residential projects. However, if you are an architect buying this book for the supplementary CAD details included on CD.....don't. The details actually lack detail, making many of them somewhat worthless. Although I was disappointed in the drawings, the book has been insightful and definitely worth the purchase.
Rating:  - Detail In Contemporary Residential Architecture
This was a gift to my son, an architect student at CU. He loved the
book and wouldn't put it down. He also loved the way it was arranged
(by building materials). The accompanying CD has been loaded into his
computer (which all ready had the Auto-Cam software needed) and thinks
its fantastic. Its a book that he will use probably throughout his new
career.
Rating: - Sets the standard
I've purchased one too many architecture books that have cool buildings with nice photos, overly self-indulgent artistic descriptions, and really not much else that is useful. Despite its title, I was expecting this book to be similar to those other ones, if only perhaps a small step forward in terms of the quality of the information.
This book is a giant leap forward compared to most architecture books. It is outstanding because it presents each project completely; with photos, plans, ... Read More
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