{"product_id":"architects-houses-1","title":"Architects' Houses","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArchitects' Houses\u003c\/strong\u003e gathers 200 homes that architects have designed for themselves, from the midcentury to the present—a survey of what happens when the architect is also the client.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout This Book\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA house of one's own is the rare commission without a brief to negotiate. Free of a client's constraints, architects have long used their own homes as testing grounds—places to try out structural ideas, material experiments and ways of living that might later shape their wider practice. Dominic Bradbury follows that thread across 200 residences, set out alphabetically by architect, so that canonical names sit beside contemporary practitioners from across the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach entry pairs photography of the house, inside and out, with a concise text on how its designer approached the job of briefing themselves. A foreword by Francine Houben, whose own home is among those featured, reflects on what it means for an architect to live inside their own work, and an illustrated chronology at the back lets readers trace lines of influence from one house to the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e200 architect-designed homes, from the midcentury to the present\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWritten by Dominic Bradbury, with a foreword by Francine Houben of Mecanoo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatured architects range from Frank Lloyd Wright, Lina Bo Bardi and Charles Correa to Shoei Yoh, Deborah Berke, Ken Shuttleworth, Bjarke Ingels and Omar Gandhi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntries arranged alphabetically, each illustrated with exterior and interior photography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrated chronology of the houses for tracing influences and movements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat You'll Discover\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow architects use their own homes to test ideas they could not try on a client's commission\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe ways a designer's beliefs about living become built form when they are both author and occupant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConnections between houses across generations and continents, made visible through the chronology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA broad, international cross-section of residential architecture in a single reference volume\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDominic Bradbury is a writer and journalist who specialises in architecture and design and holds a doctorate in architectural history. His earlier Phaidon titles include the \u003cem\u003eAtlas of Interior Design\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eAtlas of Mid-Century Modern Masterpieces\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMid-Century Modern Designers\u003c\/em\u003e, and he writes for publications in the UK, the US and beyond. Francine Houben is a Dutch architect and founding partner of Mecanoo, known for public buildings shaped closely by people and place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 230 × 310 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 352\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 9781837292264\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Phaidon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect For:\u003c\/strong\u003e Architects, students and anyone drawn to residential design, and readers curious about how designers live when they answer only to themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phaidon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50953337995489,"sku":"9781837292264","price":140.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1116\/0464\/files\/9781837292264.webp?v=1791870905","url":"https:\/\/bookshopbyuro.com\/products\/architects-houses-1","provider":"Bookshop by Uro","version":"1.0","type":"link"}