Rock the Shack: The Architecture of Cabins. Cocoons and Hide-Outs Format:Hardcover Through photographs primarily of the

Through photographs primarily of the iconic houses he designed in Southern California during the 1950s and ’60s we see a life of refined decadence expressed through gorgeous architecture fast cars beautiful women Hollywood style palm trees swimming pools and minimalist design—all in the context of the Southern California postwar building boom

ISBN-10: 0847864758

Building a home requires a deeply integrated understanding of materials structures codes and management procedures

Publisher: Gestalten (March 25 2013)

Waldie lucidly explicates the architecture and provides an intimate tour of a historic and distinctly Californian lifestyle

Rock the Shack: The Architecture of Cabins. Cocoons and Hide-Outs Format:Hardcover Through photographs primarily of theFrom weekend homes to get away cabins in the mountains by the sea or in the woods this architecture embodies our longing for lounging in nature. For the first time in the history of humankind more people live in cities than in the country. Yet at the same time more and more city dwellers are yearning for rural farms mountain cabins or seaside homes. These kinds of refuges offer modern men and women a promise of what urban centers usually cannot