Recent Country Houses - Melvin, Jeremy
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Whither the contemporary country house? An informed though readable examination of the circumstances and motivations for new country house building. It will consider whether any contemporary 'country houses' are worthy of that appellation, as opposed to being mere houses in the country. It will outline 'stylistic' trends and suggest how these relate to trends in contemporary architecture in general, investigate whether there is any correlation between motivation, source of wealth and architectural idiom. It will feature 30 examples, representing traditional and contemporary designs, possibly…mehr

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Whither the contemporary country house? An informed though readable examination of the circumstances and motivations for new country house building. It will consider whether any contemporary 'country houses' are worthy of that appellation, as opposed to being mere houses in the country. It will outline 'stylistic' trends and suggest how these relate to trends in contemporary architecture in general, investigate whether there is any correlation between motivation, source of wealth and architectural idiom. It will feature 30 examples, representing traditional and contemporary designs, possibly including straight refurbishments and conversions. Projects will be roughly two-thirds from within the UK and one-third from elsewhere.
Autorenporträt
Jeremy Melvin is a writer who specialises in architecture. He is a contributing editor to Architectural Design and has contributed to many international architectural publications. He studied Architecture and History of Architecture at The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL. He now teaches History of Architecture at South Bank University, London, and is a consultant on the Royal Academy of Arts architecture programme. He is also the author of FRS Yorke and the Evolution of English Modernism (Wiley-Academy, 2003).
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"many interesting observations...any serious enthusiast for contemporary architecture will enjoy this book." (Country Life, September 2006)

"A great read for anyone interested in the changing visual world around them." (Hampshire Society Magazine, September 2006)

"a book for anyone with an enthusiasm for country living and design" (Home Building and Renovating, December 2006)

"Whether you are looking for traditional or contemporary, refurbishments, conversions or houses built from scratch, this book explores them all, offering glossy photographs and drawings by the architects themselves." (Home Front, December 2006)

"Charting the most well-known faces in architecture...this book looks at demands placed on architects in the modern world." (Period House, May 2007)