Layers Volumes Light

作者 Carolyn Horwitz著
出版社 Perseus
出版时间 2011年4月第1版
ISBN 9780982319048
定价 562.00

内容简介

AbramsonTeigerArchitectsdesignssculpturalandlight-filledmodernhomes,institutionalandculturalbuildings,andcommercialspaces.ThefirmspecializesincontemporarydesignsthatbringthelegacyofSouthernCaliforniamid-centuryarchitectureintothepresentday.HeadedbyTrevorAbramson,FAIA,andDouglasTeiger,AIA,theaward-winningLosAngelesfirmdesignsdynamicstructuresofwood,glass,concrete,stone,andsteel,withstripped-downformsandexpansivewindowsthatcreateastrongindoor/outdoorconnection.Sustainabilityiscentraltothefirm’sdesigns,whichoftenincorporatenewmaterialsthatpromotethermalstability,bodiesofwaterforevaporativecooling,andastrongfocusonnaturallight.LayersVolumesLight:AbramsonTeigerArchitectsshowcases15residentialandinstitutionalprojects.AmongthemarethesculpturalSinnottresidence,thefeaturedhomeinABC’shittelevisionshow“ModernFamily”;thesoaringFirstPresbyterianChurchinEncino,California,winnerofmultipledesignawardsfromtheAmericanInstituteofArchitects;andcompellingmodernhousesinCalifornia,Wyoming,andOntario.

作者简介

JosephGiovanniniisprincipalofGiovanniniArchitecture,adesignfirminNewYorkandLosAngeles.HeisthearchitecturecriticforNewYorkMagazine,aneditor-at-largeforArchitectureMagazine,andafrequentcontributortoArchitecturalDigest.APulitzerPrizenominee,hehasbeenanarchitecturecriticforTheNewYorkTimesandLosAngelesHeraldExaminerandhaswrittenfornumerousinternationalpublications.

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