Classical Invention

ArchitectJohnB.Murraycreatesresidencesthatharmonizethepastwiththepresentthroughstunning，meticulousdesign，fromFifthAvenueapartmentstorestoredfarmhousesinNewEnglandandUpstateNewYorktoweekendgetawaysonLongIslandSound.Heharborsadeeploveoftheprinciplesoftraditionalarchitecture，whilealwaysembracingcontemporarylife.Throughhismasteryofclassicaldetailandhisprofoundcommitmenttoqualityineveryaspectofarchitecture，Murraytranslateshisclients’ideasofhome，comfort，andrefinementintophysicalform.Inthisrichlyillustratedcollectionofeighteencountryandcityresidences，Murrayrevealshisdesignapproachthroughengagingproseanddrawings.Foreachproject，hecreatesthetraditionalBeaux-Artsdrawingknownastheanalytique，whichbringstogetherallofthesignificantelementsofadesigninaharmoniousandbalancedwhole.ClassicalInventionreproducestheseexquisitelyhand-drawnstudiesalongsidestunningphotographsofeachhome."Ihavefoundthelanguageofclassicaldesigntobealimitlesssourceofinventionaswellasatruetouchstoneofquality...wehavetolookatourbuilthistorywithafresheye，usingittocreateclassicallyinspiredspacesthatareappropriateforourtimes."—JohnMurray