Ando (Basic Art Series 2.0) Format:Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-0847847495

ISBN-13: 978-0847847495

At Home in the American Barn embraces the dream to slow things down and return to basics and shares some success stories as made plain by the buildings themselves

Spaces that are unconventional in a traditional domestic sense here serve as springboards for inspiration that allow for in one home a spiral staircase of fantasy made from hand-planed wood and in another a wall of glass that lets in the sun

Architects' Houses is richly illustrated with photographs sketches and plans

Kerry Joyce is known for the refined elegance and quiet classicism that unite his varied houses and interiors as well as his collections of textiles furniture and rugs

Ando (Basic Art Series 2.0) Format:Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-0847847495In this essential TASCHEN introduction to Tadao Ando we explore the hybrid of tradition modernism and function that allows his buildings to enchant architects designers fashion designers and beyond. Through key projects including private homes churches museums apartment complexes and cultural spaces we explore a uniquely monumental yet comforting aesthetic that draws as much on the calm restraint of Japanese tradition as the compelling modernist