Seth Stein Architects / Kenneth Powell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Powell, Ken, 1947- author.

Contributor:

Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.

Seth Stein Architects.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture.

History.

Architectural firms.

Great Britain.

Seth Stein Architects.

Seth Stein Architects--History.

Architectural firms--Great Britain--History.

Architecture--Great Britain--History--21st century.

Architects--Great Britain.

Architects.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

160 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Lund Humphries, 2017.

Summary:

Since Seth Stein founded his practice in 1990, he has gained an international reputation and numerous awards for creating extraordinary buildings, both residential and commercial. From new-built coastal retreats to revitalised historic urban townhouses and palazzos, his architecture is always both striking and elegant: sculptural and flowing in form, light-filled, with a mastery of materials and exquisite detailing. There is a strong sense of place in his projects, as a country house curves around the contours of a ridge, making the most of its vantage over the sea, or a futuristic urban interior is juxtaposed within an elegant listed structure, revitalising it for contemporary living. Running through the practice's work is a deceptive simplicity, an exciting and innovative use of new building methods and materials, along with an intrinsic environmental sustainability. This monograph aims not only to bring together the full range of Seth Stein Architects' projects for the first time, but in doing so, to offer insights into the practice's ethos and design processes, setting them within context and exploring key issues and themes.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Kelso Place, London

1995 Cheval Place, London

1997 Archipelago House, Finland

2000 Blondeau Fine Art Gallery, Geneva

2001 Baltic Restaurant, London

2001 Tabatznik House, Toronto

2001 Beach House, South Africa

2003 Beach House, North Caicos

2006 Pencalenick House, Cornwall

2006 House in Notting Hill, London

2010 Novo Cemetery, London

2012 Country House, Somerset

2013 Equestrian Centre, Australia

2014 Converted School House, London.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.

ISBN:

1848222394

9781848222397

OCLC:

988169537