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Item Details
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LAKE|FLATO HOUSES
EMBRACING THE LANDSCAPE |
| By: |
Guy Martin, Guy Martin, Frederick Steiner |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£35.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0292758456 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780292758452 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 June, 2014 |
| Pages: |
310 |
| Description: |
Presents an extensive selection of landmark homes built since 1999 by the San Antonio firm Lake|Flato Architects. |
| Synopsis: |
Lake|Flato Architects of San Antonio, Texas, is nationally and internationally acclaimed for buildings that respond organically to the natural environment. The firm uses local materials and workmanship, as well as a deep knowledge of vernacular traditions, to design buildings that are tactile and modern, environmentally responsible and authentic, artful and crafted. Lake|Flato won the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture in 2013, and it has also received the American Institute of Architects' highest honor, the National Firm Award. In all, Lake|Flato has won more than 150 national and state design awards. Residential architecture has always been a priority for the firm, and Lake|Flato Houses showcases an extensive selection of landmark homes built since 1999. Color photographs and architectural commentary create a memorable portrait of houses from Texas to Montana. Reflecting the firm's emphasis on designing in harmony with the land, the houses are grouped by the habitats in which they're rooted-brushland, desert, hillside, mountains, city, and water. These groupings reveal how Lake|Flato works with the natural environment to create houses that merge into the landscape, blurring boundaries between inside and outside and accommodating the climate through both traditional and cutting-edge technologies. The sections are opened by noted architect and educator Frederick Steiner, who discusses Lake|Flato's unique responses to the forms and materials of the various landscapes. An introduction by journalist Guy Martin summarizes the history of Lake|Flato and its philosophy, and explores the impact of its work on sustainable architecture. |
| Illustrations: |
260 color photos, 5 b&w photos, 38 line drawings |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
University of Texas Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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