{"product_id":"santa-fe-modern-contemporary-design-in-the-high-desert-hardcover","title":"Santa Fe Modern: Contemporary Design in the High Desert - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHelen Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCasey Dunn\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst survey of modernist and contemporary architecture and interiors in the richly layered architectural history of Santa Fe Santa Fe Modern reveals the high desert landscape as an ideal setting for bold, abstracted forms of modernist houses.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWide swaths of glass, deep-set portals, long porches, and courtyards allow vistas, color, and light to become integral parts of the very being of a house, emboldening a way to experience a personal connection to the desert landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe architects featured draw from the New Mexican architectural heritage - they use ancient materials such as adobe in combination with steel and glass, and they apply this language to the proportions and demands exacted by today's world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe houses they have designed are confident examples of architecture that is particular to the New Mexico landscape and climate, and yet simultaneously evoke the rigorous expressions of modernism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe vigor and the allure of modern art and architecture hearten each other in a way that is visible and exciting, and this book demonstrates the synergistic relationship between art, architecture, and the land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e is a nationally known writer on interior design and architecture. Formerly a food writer and editor for \u003ci\u003eTexas Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, she was the Texas city editor for \u003ci\u003eMetropolitan Home\u003c\/i\u003e and has written and produced articles for \u003ci\u003eElle Decor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArchitectural Digest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHouse Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMartha Stewart Living\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWestern Interiors\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTraditional Home\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eand Veranda\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eMarfa Modern \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Texas Made, Texas Modern \u003c\/i\u003eand a contributor to \u003ci\u003eHocker 2005-2020 Landscapes, \u003c\/i\u003eall Monacelli titles, as well as\u003ci\u003e The Big Texas Steakhouse Cookbook\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Mansion on Turtle Creek Cookbook\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Santa Fe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCasey Dunn\u003c\/b\u003e is an Austin-based architectural and landscape photographer whose work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eDwell\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInterior Design\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArchitectural Digest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArchitectural Record\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePaper City Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the photographer for \u003ci\u003eMarfa Modern\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTexas Made, Texas Modern\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOasis\u003c\/i\u003e (Potter, 2020).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 10.24 x 8.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 09, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768372199712,"sku":"9781580935616","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/545f01c6ce38ca5386557f7f823fcfe3.webp?v=1780328093","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/santa-fe-modern-contemporary-design-in-the-high-desert-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}