Robert A.M. Stern
Subtitle: houses and gardens
By: essay by Witold Rybczynski.
Contributors: Rybczynski, Witold.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Monacelli Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 632
Subjects: Stern, Robert A. M; Architecture, Domestic -- United States; Eclecticism in architecture -- United States; Gardens -- United States -- Design
Description: "Robert A.M. Stern is dedicated to the synthesis of tradition and innovation. In more than thirty-five years of practice, he has produced a wide range of building types with a variety of stylistic influences, all inspired by the great legacy of American architecture. His firm, Robert A.M. Stern Architects, was first recognized for its distinguished houses, and residential design remains the cornerstone of the practice. This illustrated monograph - a companion to the best-selling Robert A.M. Stern: Houses (The Monacelli Press, 1997) - presents twenty-six of the firm's most memorable houses."

"Located in diverse settings across North America - from a valley in Colorado with sweeping views of the Aspen mountains, to a bluff overlooking Long Island Sound, to an island off the coast of British Columbia - these remarkable houses reveal the architect's emphasis on the importance of context and his dedication to exploring the nature of place. Each house invokes the vernacular architectural heritage particular to its region, while gracefully reflecting its unique natural surroundings.

Whether they are shingle style "cottages" by the sea, colonial Georgian country estates, or elegant Regency designs, Stern's houses are unique both for their timelessness and their ability to evoke a conversation with the past - a dialogue he believes lies at the heart of architecture."--Jacket.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The forceful eclecticism of Robert A.M. Stern / Witold Rybczynski; title: Villa in New Jersey, Deal, New Jersey; title: Sunstone, Quogue, New York; title: Residence, Elberon, New Jersey; title: Residence, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts; title: Residence at River Oaks, Houston, Texas; title: Residence at Apaquogue, East Hampton, New York; title: Residence in Starwood, Aspen, Colorado; title: Residence, Kings Point, New York; title: Residence in Preston Hollow, Dallas, Texas; title: Residence in Montecito, Santa Barbara, California; title: Residence at North York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; title: Dream house for Life magazine; title: Residence in Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California; title: Residence and guesthouse, Southampton, New York; title: Residence and guesthouse at Katama, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts; title: Residence, Kiawah Island, South Carolina; title: Heavenly View Ranch, Snowmass, Colorado; title: Guest house and tennis pavilion in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California; title: Residence, Long Island, New York; title: Residence, Palo Alto, California; title: Dream house for This Old House magazine; title: Bearings, Seal Harbor, Maine; title: Residence in Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts; title: Residence, East Hampton, New York.