Texas Modern : Redefining Houses In The Lone Star State Hardcover

Hannah Jenkins

Forget the Texas you thought you once knew, put aside those cattle ropin' preconceptions and make way for Texas Modern, a close look into the Lone Star State's innovative contemporary architecture and design scenes. Showcasing a stunning range of modern homes, this book will inspire best-design practice and spur on lifestyle dreams. Set out with beautiful full-colour photography and laden with intricate plans and drawings, Texas Modern delves into the finer details of trending architectural styles. The exquisite kitchens, glorious living spaces, sumptuous bedrooms, luxurious bathrooms, spectacular outdoor entertaining areas, and other delightful spaces, including a private yoga studio, will have you seriously reconsidering any notion of architectural convention across this larger-than-life and totally unique American state. AUTHOR: This book is coordinated by Images Publishing, one of the world's most prestigious international publishers of architecture and design titles. IMAGES specialises in lavishly illustrated and beautifully designed books on architecture and interior design.The Master Architect series has documented the success of many of the world's most inspired architects and boasts the leading collection of architecture monographs. SELLING POINTS: * Showcases contemporary residential architecture and design across the state of Texas, by renowned America-based architects and designers * Augments Images Publishing's particularly large range of successful books on contemporary residential architecture and design * Features stunning full-colour photography throughout, informative descriptions and detailed floor plans * Contextualises with an introduction by an acclaimed expert on the profound influences of key architecture and design practitioners and the topic of building in variable environments throughout Texas 400 colour images

1864707313

English

Images Publishing Group Pty Ltd

10 November 2017

224

This book is coordinated by Images Publishing, one of the world's most prestigious international publishers of architecture and design titles. IMAGES specialises in lavishly illustrated and beautifully designed books on architecture and interior design. The Master Architect series has documented the success of many of the world's most inspired architects and boasts the leading collection of architecture monographs. Most recently Images Publishing launched its comprehensive pictorial Leading Architects of the World monograph series and the richly illustrated 21st Century Masters, the evolution of the influential 100 of the World's Best series. Other popular series include New Classicists, Details in Architecture, Neo Architecture, and several series of anthologies produced in conjunction with the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). Texas Modern is Images Publishing's latest collection of superb contemporary architectural works from the United States region.

The exquisite kitchens, glorious living spaces, sumptuous bedrooms, luxurious bathrooms, spectacular outdoor entertaining areas, and other delightful spaces, including a private yoga studio, will have you seriously reconsidering any notion of architectural convention across this larger-than-life and totally unique American state.--Architectural West Magazine Thirty-three homes-from urban dwellings in Dallas and Houston to Ranch retreats in the Hill Country-comprise Texas Modern: Redefining Houses in the Lone Star State.--Modern Luxury Interiors Houston As the new book Texas Modern: Redefining Houses in the Lone Star State ($60, Images) points out in its introduction by design writer Helen Thompson, Texas became a hub for the technological innovations provided by steel, thanks to the metal's use in oil-industry machinery.--Architectural Digest Put aside those cattle ropin' preconceptions of Texas you may have and make way for Texas Modern.--Aspire Design and Home Exactly what does a modern Texas house look like? The best answer may be that it can look like anything.--Austin Monthly It's a voyeuristic look at uniquely different-and equally beautiful-contemporary Texas Homes.--Luxe Interiors + Design Get a peek at the exquisite kitchens, glorious living spaces, sumptuous bedrooms, luxurious bathrooms, spectacular outdoor entertaining areas, and other delightful spaces, including a private yoga studio, from this larger-than-life and unique American state.--Houston Lifestyles & Home