{"product_id":"the-house-book-9780714839844","title":"The House Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eA visual feast of 500 iconic houses and traditional dwellings from all over the world. The House Book presents a vibrant and fresh view of architects and designers responsible for some of the most diverse international houses of all time. From Hadrians Villa to Palladios Villa Rotunda and Le Corbusiers Villa Savoye through to the contemporary houses of Richard Rogers and Frank Gehry  it features the widest range of both architect-designed and traditional dwellings. Following the format of The Art Book  it presents 500 architects in A-Z order  offering an easily accessible and informative sourcebook for experts as well as readers coming to an architectural survey for the first time. Some of the houses are acknowledged for their role in architectural history  others will be iconic for the individual features or structure  but all are seminal forms of dwelling. The selection ranges from the palaces of kings to the individual huts of the Hutu  but the book illustrates that the essential qualities of the house or dwelling remain greatly unchanged over the centuries. Each architect or designer is represented by a full page reproduction mostly in colour of their most significant house and accompanying text that describes the image and its designer. Each page includes cross-references to other architects working in a similar style  movement or time period. The book also includes an easy-to-use glossary of architectural terms and movements and a directory of houses open to the public.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45279856689205,"sku":"ByrdShop_0714839841","price":41.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780714839844.jpg?v=1780613958","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-house-book-9780714839844","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}