{"product_id":"midcentury-houses-today-hardcover","title":"Midcentury Houses Today - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCristina A. Ross\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLorenzo Ottaviani\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJeffrey Matz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTraces the evolution of midcentury houses and demonstrates how they are experienced and lived in today \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis expanded and updated edition of the 2014 classic focuses on the concentration of midcentury houses in New Canaan, Connecticut, built by noted architects including Marcel Breuer, Eliot Noyes, Philip Johnson, John Black Lee, and Edward Durell Stone. This new edition addresses the issue of preservation and adaptive reuse as a sustainable architectural strategy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA representative group of 17 houses reveals an evolving legacy, now adapting to contemporary life. Each is examined in detail, with plans, timelines, and both archival and new photography, capturing the clean, minimalist look of the initial construction and re-imagining by significant architects of our time. Today preservation and renovation of older buildings has new visibility as a sustainable approach. As the National Trust for Historic Preservation has said, \"The greenest building is the one that is already built.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCristina A. Ross\u003c\/b\u003e is an architect and preservationist, based in New Canaan, and a board member of Preservation Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLorenzo Ottaviani\u003c\/b\u003e is the creative director of Lorenzo Ottaviani Design.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeffrey R. Matz\u003c\/b\u003e is a practicing architect in Stamford, Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Biondo\u003c\/b\u003e is an architectural photographer whose work has appeared in numerous design publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 10.8 x 10.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 24, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748970529056,"sku":"9781580936101","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cbd14071d86d5ac68c9193c5bf6870ca.webp?v=1779921670","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/midcentury-houses-today-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}