Eames House: Charles and Ray Eames (Architecture in Detail)

Steele, James

ISBN 10: 071483002X / ISBN 13: 9780714830025

Published by Phaidon Press Ltd, London, 1994

Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Seller Inventory # 025088

Synopsis:

Part of a series of technically informative monographs embracing a broad spectrum of internationally renowned buildings, this work deals with Eames House in California, and includes a comprehensive set of technical drawings and working details. Charles Eames' own house in Pacific Palisades was inspired by the Case Study house programme which "California Arts and Architecture" magazine propagated in the 1940s and 1950s. It was assembled entirely from standardised industrial components and composed with a sensitive irregularity which reflected Eames' interest in Japanese wooden framed traditional architecture. It is sited at the top of a gently inclined meadow, behind a protective row of mature eucalyptus trees which filter light into an interior where the furniture and selected objects form a significant part of the architectural ensemble. Other work by the author includes "Los Angeles Architecture".

About the Author: James Steele is Associate Professor at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and has written frequently for Architectural Design, Architectural Review and Mimar.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Eames House: Charles and Ray Eames (...
Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd, London
Publication Date: 1994
Binding: Soft Cover
Condition: Fine
Edition: First Edition.
Book Type: Softback