As one of the leading global publishers of premium-quality books exploring historic and contemporary creative arts, Phaidon has accumulated an impressive library of essential volumes. Covering photography, art, fashion, design, and architecture, their books are noted for their outstanding print quality and authoritative take on each subject they cover.
The latest release from Phaidon to dive into the history of architecture is Glass Houses, compiled by the Phaidon editors under the guidance of Andrew Heid. The licensed architect, and founding designer behind the NO ARCHITECTURE design principal, he’s drawn on his extensive experience at Yale and Princeton Universities, as well as the Architectural Association, to bring readers the definitive insight into glass-themed construction.
Glass Houses introduces fifty beautifully designed homes and explores their inventive and unique use of glass, each with a series of stunning photographs. Drawing on an international selection of buildings from key architects, it’s a cornucopia of insights for designers and architects alike.
Beginning with early modernist houses such as Philip Johnson’s Glass House and Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House, designed in the 1930s, to mid-century villas from Los Angeles, it’s a celebration of daring innovation. Ofis Arhitekti, Tatiana Bilbao, Lina Bo Bardi, and Hiroshi Nakamura are some of the iconic architects featured in the book known for their convention-defying structures.
Glass Houses is another superb addition to Phaidon’s impressive collection of architecture books, showcasing in full interplay between light, space, and location glass architecture is capable of.
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