Title: Commonplaces : thinking about an American architecture /
Authors: Healy, Brian; McCarter, Robert, 1955-
Publisher: ORO Editions,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Healy, Brian; Architecture United States History; Architecture United States History; Architects United States
Abstract: "As part of this residency at Amherst College, Brian Healy was asked to prepare an exhibition and lecture placing his work within the context of contemporary American architecture. This book collects that work in essays, observations, drawings, paintings and photographs spanning the last 20 years, with projects in a dozen states ranging from the Appalachian hills to the vineyards of Northern California; from the Catskills in New York to the west side of Chicago; from downtown Boston to the beach communities along the central coast of New Jersey."--Jacket.
Contents: Common sense: toward an architecture both poetic and practical / Robert McCarter -- Introduction -- Open roads -- Small lodge, Saint Helena, California -- Tower at Onteora, Tannerville, New York -- Rural pool hall, Boone, North Carolina -- Vineyard residence, Saint Helena, California -- Empty sidewalks -- Beach house, Loveladies, New Jersey with Michael Ryan -- Housing prototypes, Atlantic City, New Jersey -- Summer compound, Barnegat Light, New Jersey with Michael Ryan -- Visitors' center, Buffalo, New York -- Big rooms -- Pool house, Gradyville, Pennsylvania -- Mixed-income housing, Chicago, Illinois -- Apartment building, Chicago, Illinois -- Children's chapel, Brookline, Massachusetts -- Recital hall, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island -- Small cities -- Parking garage, Boston, Massachusetts -- Arts center, Hendersonville, North Carolina -- Civic center, Lake Elsinore, California -- Urban greenway, Boston, Massachusetts.