{"product_id":"the-california-casa-hardcover","title":"The California Casa - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDouglas Woods\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMelba Levick\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer), \u003cb\u003eM. Brian Tichenor\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis sumptuous and comprehensive volume embraces one of the most beloved house forms, the Spanish Colonial Revival, presenting at once a lavish portrait of the style as well as the definitive statement on the subject through more than three hundred color photographs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Spanish style in architecture encompasses facets from a vast array of traditions, many of which are in evidence in these extraordinary houses. Elements include thickset, whitewashed stucco walls, deeply recessed doors, lushly planted courtyard gardens, intricate and colorful tile work, telescoping towers inset with Juliet balconies, elaborately traced wrought-iron window grilles, and richly appointed interiors heightened by drama in light and shadow cast by moody pendant lamps and low-burning fires. The houses featured are the very best of the type, both famous and little-known, and showcase the work of architects such as George Washington Smith, Bertram Goodhue, Wallace Neff, and Paul Williams, from the early twentieth century, to the work of contemporary practitioners, including Marc Appleton, Michael Burch Architects, and others. These homes are a fantasy for living made real in the Southern California sun.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDouglas Woods\u003c\/b\u003e, a Los Angeles native, is the author of \u003ci\u003eClassic Homes of Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003e Melba Levick\u003c\/b\u003e is a widely published and exhibited photographer whose work for Rizzoli appeared most recently in C\u003ci\u003elassic Homes of Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eBrian Tichenor\u003c\/b\u003e, a principal at Tichenor \u0026amp; Thorp Architects, is an architect and historian based in Beverly Hills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.42 x 10.22 x 10.33 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 06, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765223129376,"sku":"9780847838493","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6ca3f92f93ce69db2922f5078adc2315.webp?v=1780264285","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-california-casa-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}