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Traces the evolution of midcentury houses and demonstrates how they are experienced and lived in today. This expanded and updated edition of the 2014 classic focuses on the concentration of midcentury houses in New Canaan, Connecticut, built by noted architects including Marcel Breuer, Eliot Noyes,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ross, Cristina A. (Author), Matz, Jeffrey (Author), Ottaviani, Lorenzo (Author)
Other Authors: Biondo, Michael (Photographer)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, New York : Monacelli Press, [2024]
Edition:Expanded edition.
Subjects:
Architecture, Domestic > Connecticut > New Canaan.
Architecture, Domestic > Connecticut > New Canaan > Pictorial works.
Architecture, Domestic > Connecticut > New Canaan > Designs and plans.
Architecture domestique > Connecticut > New Canaan > Dessins et plans.
architectural drawings (visual works)
Illustrated works.
Architectural drawings.
Ouvrages illustrés.
Dessins d'architecture.
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Summary:Traces the evolution of midcentury houses and demonstrates how they are experienced and lived in today. This expanded and updated edition of the 2014 classic focuses on the concentration of midcentury houses in New Canaan, Connecticut, built by noted architects including Marcel Breuer, Eliot Noyes, Philip Johnson, John Black Lee, and Edward Durell Stone. This new edition addresses the issue of preservation and adaptive reuse as a sustainable architectural strategy.
Physical Description:256 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), plans ; 27 x 27 cm.
ISBN:9781580936101
1580936105