Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture

Architectural detailing makes a building unique, and can be the difference between architectural bliss and purgatory. Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture provides analysis of both the technical and the aesthetic importance of details in the development of contemporary residential architecture from 2000 to 2005. Featuring many of the world's most highly acclaimed architects, the book presents 52 of the most recently completed and influential house designs. For each house there are colour photographs, plans of every floor, sections and elevations as well as numerous construction details. All the drawings are styled in the same consistent way to allow for easy comparison. There is also a brief descriptive text and detailed captions. The book also features in-depth information for each project, including the location, the floor area, the client, the architectural project team, main consultants and contractors. Featured works include houses by Tadao Ando, Will Bruder, Steven Holl, Sean Godsell and many others, and are arranged in sections according to material used. A CD-ROM with the designs accompanies the book.

About the Author

Virginia McLeod

Virginia McLeod has worked for a number of private practices in London and was also the editor of The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture. She currently works as a freelance writer and editor, specialising in contemporary architecture. She is the author of Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture (2007), Detail in Contemporary Landscape Architecture and Detail in Contemporary Kitchen Design (both 2008).

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