Modern Shoestring: Contemporary Architecture on a Budget

作者 Susanna Sirefman著
出版社 The Monacelli Press
出版时间 2008年5月
ISBN 9781580932028
定价 298.80

内容简介

Residentialdesignprovidesarichtestinggroundforarchitecturalinnovation.Intimatescalesandspecificprogramsinspiredistinctivehomes,andcomparativelysmallbudgetsarecatalystsforexploringnontraditionalmaterials.ModernShoestringprovesthatbuildingacontemporaryhousecanbeaffordableandshowshowconstraintsactuallystimulatethemostcreativedesignsolutions.Eighteenresidentialprojectsarepresented,withemphasisonthegoalsoftheowners,thesite,andthecostinthedesignprocess.Collectionsdeterminefloorplans,observatoriesarebuiltforstarryruralnights,andfoundandindustrialmaterialssuchashighwayconstructionremnants,laboratorycounters,plasticwaterbottles,anddiscardedchalkboardskeepcostslowwhileimbuingstructureswithcharacter.Theseingeniousdesignsrangeincostfrom$50to$220persquarefootandrepresentgeographicalsettingsfromLosAngelestoAnchoragetoEastHampton.

作者简介

SusannaSirefmanisthefounderandprincipalofDovetailDesignStrategistsLLC,afirmthatmatchesclientswithdesigners,architects,andlandscapearchitects.Sheistheauthorofseveralbooks,includingNewYork:AGuidetoRecentArchitecture,Chicago:AGuidetoRecentArchitecture,Whereabouts:NewArchitecturewithLocalIdentities,andTheContemporaryGuesthouse:BuildingintheGarden;hascontributedtoArchitecture,ArchitecturalRecord,Metropolis,andGraphis;andiscurrentlyacontributingeditorforSurface.SirefmantrainedattheArchitecturalAssociationSchoolofArchiectureinLondonbeforereturningtohernativeNewYork,whereshehastaughtattheParsonsSchoolofDesignandattheSchoolofArchitecture,UrbanDesignandLandscapeArchitectureattheCityCollegeofNewYork.Shewasrecentlyanadvisorfor"UrbanVoids:GroundsforChange,"aninternationaldesigncompetitionforPhiladelphia'svacantlandsponsoredbytheVanAlenInstituteandtheCityParksAssociationofPhiladelphia.

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