Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Houses
Category: Books,Arts & Photography,Architecture
Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Houses Details
Review "Presents the most complete, in-depth global survey of mid-century modern residential architecture... [A] fascinating collection."—Aspire: Design and Home Magazine"Profiles 400 glorious homes designed by 290+ architects in locations from Sydney to Sao Paolo, Chandigarh to Sheffield. With some 250 full-color images, the book showcases just how differently the style can be interpreted."—Cool Hunting"Covers a lot of ground."—Connecticut Post"Talk about travel inspo."—Conde Nast Traveler Online"A lavish compendium."—The Los Angeles Times"Page after page of the most visually arresting modernist homes around the world. Design porn for the most tasteful of coffee tables."—The New York Times Online"Full of fabulous photos accompanied by pithy text, it's a joy to dip in and out of."—The Times LUXX"Highlights the best architects and houses of this popular architectural style from around the world."—Homes & Antiques magazine"What might just be one of the most comprehensive books ever to be published on the subject."—Architectural Digest Online"This stately compendium of mid-century modern homes is a must-have for lovers of architecture and design."—Kirkus Reviews"Simply stunning."—We Heart"What might just be one of the most comprehensive books ever to be published on the subject."—Architectural Digest"A weighty catalogue of the movement's giants and lesser-known gems."—Elle Decoration"A great reference."—Architectural Record"Page after page of the most visually arresting modernist homes around the world. Design porn for the most tasteful of coffee tables."—The New York Times"Beautifully presented with stunning photography."—Self Build and Design"This stunning coffee table book packs more than 400 of the world's most glamorous homes into a single, stylish hardcover. Get this one for the mid-century design fiend in your life."—Mic Read more About the Author Dominic Bradbury is a writer and freelance journalist specializing in architecture and design. He has written over 20 books, including Mid-Century Modern Complete, The Iconic House, and The Iconic Interior. He contributes to magazines and newspapers in the UK, US, Australia, and internationally, including The Financial Times, The Times, Telegraph, House & Garden, World of Interiors, Wallpaper, and Vogue Living. Read more
Reviews
If you're a designer in any field this book might be visually interesting to you. The cover is beautiful, with interesting embossing techniques and the graphic design is fairly clear and communicative. However, if you're an architect like myself this atlas is a travesty.There are 400+ projects, with roughly a paragraph of text and 1-3 photos of said projects. Not remotely enough to give anyone even the faintest idea of what the work was really about. Even more offensive....there is not a single drawing in this entire volume...adding no depth or clarity to these projects. This offense renders this book basically useless in terms of understanding mid century modern design. Very disappointed in the editors at Phaidon who generally publish excellent works in the architecture genre.No disrespect to Mr. Bradbury, but this publication seems like nothing more than money-grab wrapped in a pretty package.
