{"product_id":"the-domestic-architecture-of-benjamin-henry-latrobe","title":"The Domestic Architecture of Benjamin Henry Latrobe","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Publications Award given by the Southeast Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians and an Honorable Mention in the Architecture and Urban Planning category of the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Awards given by the Association of American Publishers This deeply researched and abundantly illustrated study catalogs all of Latrobes domestic commissions  offering an authoritative treatment of the concepts  designs  and unique interior and exterior features of his houses. Benjamin Henry Latrobe  an English migr and the first professional architect of international stature to practice in the United States  invented an American house type for the new democratic republic. Calling upon his diverse education and travel experiences in Europe and his training with eminent architects and engineers in London  Latrobe responded to American manners and climate by producing what he called his \"rational house \" an application of Enlightenment thinking to the design of a proper living environment for the citizens of the worlds most recent democracy. Establishing a new benchmark in Latrobe studies  Michael W. Fazio and Patrick A. Snadon extend their analysis to Latrobes training and career in England and Europe  his principles of design  and his methods of architectural practice. The authors trace the evolution of his design thinking through analytical essays on all of his major domestic commissions and conclude with a summary discussion of his position within the international architectural scene  his design theories  the integration of interior design and engineering into his architectural practice  and the preservation of his houses.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44948419575861,"sku":"ByrdShop_0801881048","price":91.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780801881046.jpg?v=1770043793","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-domestic-architecture-of-benjamin-henry-latrobe","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}