Anne Fairfax and Richard Sammons are at the forefront of a movement among architects today who draw inspiration from the wellspring of the classical traditions in architecture. They have developed a body of work that reflects and adheres to the long-held theories of proportion and order passed down through many past generations of scholarship and practice. The firm's office also served as the headquarters for Henry Hope Reid's Classical America, the only organization offering an alternative to modernist aesthetics until the establishment of the Institute of Classical Architecture in 1992. The twenty-four projects in this volume show the firm's consistent focus on classical architectural beauty, whether the chosen style be Palladian, Tuscan, Mediterranean, Georgian, Adamesque, Neo-classical, British or Dutch Colonial, Colonial Revival, or even East Coast Shingle Style, in all of which Fairfax & Sammons are eminently proficient. The projects selected out of the firm's large body of work include country houses located in Connecticut, New York, Virginia, and Florida, including the renovation of town houses and apartments in New York City-all presented in new color photography.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications
ISBN-13
9780847828579
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94689666
Product Key Features
Book Title
American Houses: the Architecture of Fairfax & Sammons
Author
Mary Miers
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
312mm
Item Width
239mm
Item Weight
1814g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Mary Miers
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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