by Made Wijaya (2003)
"Landscape and architectural designer Made Wijaya draws on his photographic archives, compiled over the past 30 years, to present a visual study of Balinese architecture: its origins, elements, variations and vagaries.". "The book opens with an overview of Balinese architecture in its human context - the village. It then looks at the basic elements of Balinese architecture - the walled courtyard and the pavilion. Further chapters examine building materials, the Balinese love of ornamentation and the architectural hybrids resulting from other ethnic influences. Progressing through the book, Bali's intricate built landscape becomes legible and even more surprising.". "With a sharp eye for trends, and passionate opinions about how Balinese design principles should be applied, Wijaya enhances his survey of traditional Balinese architecture with examples of its adaptation in modern private houses and boutique hotels on the island. Besides Wijaya's own archival photographs, the book is illustrated with the work of internationally acclaimed artists : specialist photographers including Tim Street-Porter and Rio Helmi; and drawings by Chang Huai-Yan, Deni Chung and Bruce Granquist."--BOOK JACKET.
Nancy Jack Todd and John Todd
Proposes the use of biology -- incorporating principles inherent in the natural world -- as a design for human settlements. The New Alchemy Institute on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, founded by the authors, is one of a number of projects in ecological design described in this book.
Christopher Macdonald
presents an original and comprehensive overview of the home that local architect Barry Downs built for himself in West Vancouver. This house of modest proportions presents the key and formative qualities that have come to represent a West Coast Modern idiom in architecture.
Monica Randall
This beautifully illustrated book features the magnificent estates built in the early part of the twentieth century by the wealthy residents of Long Island's North Shore. Many of the mansions are no longer standing, making this book a critical archive and monument to their glory. In their heyday, they were inhabited by the aristocracy of America's gilded age, among them Vanderbilts, Phipps, and Pratts. The author's evocative photographs capture the splendor of these once luxurious homes, from the houses' turrets, porticos, columns, and courtyards to their vaulted entry halls, spacious ballrooms, and vast libraries. Accompanied by histories of the estates and the families that built them, this book is a classic and evocative reminder of a bygone era and lifestyle. --Publisher description.
Louise and Richard Spilsbury
Looks at the design of houses and covers the materials used in homes. Includes activities such as designing a model bedroom, and planning, making and evaluating a model house. Suggested level: junior, primary.