| The Most Beautiful House in the World Contributor(s): Rybczynski, Witold (Author) |
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ISBN: 0140105662 ISBN-13: 9780140105667 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1990 Annotation: A book about architecture: what architects do, how they get it right, what an architectural genius can see, and what distinguishes architecture from other arts. Illustrated. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - House & Home | Design & Construction - Architecture | Criticism - Architecture | Buildings - Residential |
| Dewey: 728.373 |
| LCCN: 89071140 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.06" W x 7.72" (0.42 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A winning book, a pleasure to read...a revelation about what architects actually do and how they go about doing it. -Los Angeles Times Witold Rybezynski takes us on an extraordinary odyssey as he tells the story of designing and building of his own house. Rybezynski's project began as a workshed; through a series of happy accidents, however, the structure gradually evolved into a full-fledge house. In tracing this evolution, he touches on matters both theoretical and practical, writing on such diverse topics as the distinguished structural descendants of the humble barn, the ritualistic origins of the elements of classical architecture, and the connections between dress and habitation, and between architecture and gastronomy. Rybezynski discusses feng shui, the Chinese art of placing a home in the landscape, and also considers the theories and work of such architects as Palladio, Le Corbusier, and Frank Lloyd Wright. An eloquent examination of the links between being and building, The Most Beautiful House in the World offers insights into the joys of installing ourselves in a place, of establishing a spot where it be safe to dream. |