20/20: Twenty Great Houses of the Twentieth Century [Hardcover]

Ordered chronologically, and global in scope, this book provides an account of modern architecture through the prism of 20 of the most influential houses built over the past century. By telling the stories of these houses, it offers a fascinating biography of some of the greatest modern architects.

John Pardey examines the ground-breaking ideas, sensitivity to detailing and materials in houses designed by the likes of Gerrit Rietveld, Le Corbusier, Adolf Loos, Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright, Giuseppe Terragni, Alvar Aalto, Charles and Ray Eames and Oscar Niemeyer, and seeks to discover what lessons they can still offer for architects practising today.

20/20tells the story of the client, the architect, the house and the events around the construction of each dwelling during the turbulent 20th century. It offers readers a fascinating biography of great architects in which revelations are found in their most intimate projects.

John Pardey is a leading architect, the winner of national RIBA awards and the 2013 Gold Medal for Architecture in Wales, whose practice John Pardey Architects (JPA) was named one of Britains top six residential design practices in theSunday Timesin April 2014. He has taught at the South Bank, PCL, Canterbury and Portsmouth Schools of Architecture, is the author ofUtzon: Two houses on Majorca(2005) and?Louisiana and Beyond: The work of Vilhelm Wohlert(2007) and contributed toHouses: Created by Peter Aldington(2016)1: Schr?der House; 2: Villa Savoye; 3: Villa M?ller; 4: Tugendhat House; 5: Dalsace House; 6: Fallingwater; 7: Villa Bianca; 8: Villa Mairea; 9: Desert House; 10: Eames House; 11: Farnsworth House; 12: Utzon House; 13: Niemeyer House; 14: Maisons Jaoul; 15: Stahl House; 16: Gwathmey House; 17: Fisher House; 18: San Christobal; 19: Can Lis; 20: Marie Short House

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