City Living: Apartment Houses by Robert A.M. Stern Architects
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (935 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1580934358 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 360 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Drawing on the rich heritage of apartment house design in New York City from the 1920s and 1930s, the RAMSA partners bring a unique perspective to this building type, creating strong forms with visually intriguing facades that meet the ground and touch the sky with elegance and dignity. Essential to the planning process is the integration of buildings into the cityscape and the urban neighborhood setting. We bring what we know, and we learn from our clients and our travels. Stern Architects, present sixteen completed apartment complexes an
Their shoptalk about creating iconic buildings in the Big Apple was great fun to read—and added some welcome and insightful substance to the visual delights of the book.”—The Real Deal“In the new book, four partners of Robert A.M. Whalen, Daniel Lobitz and Michael D. Stern Architects has been in the city over the past decade and a half. Stern Architects—Robert A.M. Stern, Paul L. This oversized 360-page tome runs through 15 projects completed by the firm as well as 16 more that are in the works, providing a brief discussion of each. But it takes a book like City Living, sumptuously published in January by The Monacelli Press, to remind us of the variety and quality that characterize the firm’s work. Jones—present 15 completed apartment complexes and a portfolio of 18 projects under construction or in design around the world.”—Real E
. He is the principal in charge of the firm’s representative office in Beijing. In addition to his central role in Robert A.M. Michael D. Stern Architects’ multifamily residential practice, Paul L. Stern is the founding partner of Robert A.M. Whalen was partner-in-charge of two of the most influential urban plannin
"Five Stars" according to Zhexin Liu. great book