Berkeley Rocks: Building with Nature - Hardcover

Chester, Jonathan; Weinstein, Dave

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1580084869 ISBN 13: 9781580084864

Publisher: Ten Speed Press, 2007

Synopsis

The Berkeley hills offer great natural beauty and sensitive landscape design that skillfully incorporates the architecture into the natural environment. In the early 20th century, architects inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement worked to integrate the hills' large outcrops of rock (known to geologists as Northbrae rhyolite) into the city's development. At once a historical architectural reference and a captivating art book, BERKELEY ROCKS documents the unique harmony between Berkeley's distinctive geography, homes, and local ideals.Reviews"The book is indeed rife with gorgeous images, but it'¬?s also much more."-San Jose Mercury News and Oakland Tribune

About this title

From the Publisher:

* A stunning photographic survey of the geological treasures, architecture, and landscape art of Berkeley, California. * Includes more than 200 full-color photos, plus archival photographs from the early 1900s. * Insightful narrative discusses the design philosophy and impact of Charles Keeler, landscape designer Mark Daniels, and legendary architects Bernard Maybeck and John Galen Howard. * Includes information on the original landscape as well as the work of the developers, engineers, architects, and early homebuilders who turned this beautiful natural landscape into a residential haven.

About the Author:

JONATHAN CHESTER is one of the world’s leading polar adventurers and photographers. A fellow of the Royal Geographic Society, he works as a naturalist and historian on tourist excursions to the Antarctic, and has been lecturing on adventure, the Himalayas, and photography for over twenty years. He is the author of many books for both kids and adults, including A FOR ANTARCTICA and BUSY PENGUINS. He lives in Berkeley, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ten Speed Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1580084869
• ISBN 13: 9781580084864
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176