Los Angeles has seen more trends in design, architecture and decoration this century than almost any other American city. To Tim Street-Porter, this is America's "design laboratory", an exciting architectural landscape with a kaleidoscopic succession of vistas, vegetation and houses in a variety of styles. Arranged chronologically, this book presents some 50 houses from all periods, representing many well known names in architecture and design - from the early 20th-century houses of Charles and Henry Greene and the Modernist designs of Frank Lloyd Wright, to the adventurous, radical creations of Frank Gehry. The book examines and describes not only the history and architecture of these houses, but also their stunning interiors, and in some cases their landscaped gardens. A concluding chapter takes us into the houses of some of the best-known interior designers and decorators working in L.A. today, and into the palatial residences of America's rich and famous - Madonna and Bette Midler among others.

Los Angeles House, the

Arts & Photography

STreet-Porter, Tim

Photography & Video

Thames and Hudson Ltd.

Internationally renowned photographer and writer Tim Street-Porter has spent more than ten years travelling through Bali, Java, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Belize and Jamaica. This book's stunning photographs, supported by fascinating and informed commentary, capture the appeal of the enviable dwellings he found on his journeys.

Tropical Houses (Paperback) /anglais

Thames&Hudson

The author has spent more than ten years travelling through the tropics, and the photographs and commentary in this book capture the appeal and meaning of the enviable dwellings he found on his journeys, showing the best and most original of the region's diverse styles.

TROPICAL HOUSES (HARDBACK) /ANGLAIS

An authoritative and stylish survey of residential architecture and decoration in Los Angeles, by the premier chronicler of the subject. Street-Porter's beautifully composed photographs bring us into the most beautiful spaces in L.A., and his refreshingly lucid text provides an intelligent explanation of the houses presented. Full-color photographs.

The Los Angeles House: Decoration and Design in America's 20th-Century City

History

Americas

Clarkson/Potter

The ambient warmth of the tropics causes architectural distinctions between indoors and out to evaporate, along with the walls that divide them. Houses expand into the landscape, while the sights, sounds, and scents of nature waft through living spaces. Indeed, one of the pleasures of living in the tropics is an awakening of the senses that brings us closer to nature. Internationally renowned photographer and writer Tim Street-Porter has spent more than ten years traveling through Bali, Java, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Belize, and Jamaica. This book's 272 stunning photographs, supported by Street-Porter's fascinating and informed commentary, capture the appeal and the meaning of the enviable dwellings he found in his journeys. It may be the outdoor bath, a sybarite's delight, with sun filtering through a frangipani tree . . . the deep-eaved verandah, where one sips coffee while contemplating the neighboring valley shrouded in early morning mist . . . or the thatch-roofed palapa, its main supports local tree trunks wrapped in strangler vine. These wonderful expressions of vernacular architecture -- many the products of the world's finest architects and designers--nest in jungles, perch over volcanic cliffs, stand placidly beside lagoons, and exist always in harmony with the nature that envelops them. These are real places where people really live, but each seems suspended in a setting that is at once dreamlike and elemental.

Tropical Houses: Living in Nature in Jamaica, Sri Lanka, Java, Bali, and the Coasts of Mexico and Belize

Architecture

Interiors

Quick Fox

Paying homage to the seminal mid-century modern architecture of Palm Springs, this luxurious book showcases historic jet-set homes designed by legendary talents such as Richard Neutra, Albert Frey, and Paul Williams, as well as private residences by today’s leading tastemakers. Since Gary Cooper built one of the first modernist houses in Palm Springs in the 1930s, this desert oasis has entranced Hollywood. A mecca for the international jet set that lured Frank Sinatra, Walter Annenberg, and others, Palm Springs came into its own architecturally as a haven for visionary modernists such as Richard Neutra, who were practicing the International Style in Los Angeles. The architectural legacy remains unsurpassed for its originality and influence, and recently many of the city’s modernist residential treasures have been restored. In original new photography, Palm Springs captures the allure of this famed modernist destination. The book profiles outstanding examples such as the Annenberg Estate, the Ford House, and the Kaufmann House, shown in their splendor, as well as today’s restorations by top interior designers such as Martyn Lawrence Bullard and fashion designer Trina Turk. A resource section provides modernist furnishing stores and other points of interest.

Palm Springs: A Modernist Paradise

Rizzoli

Product Description 
The time is right for a fresh look at this incomparable sunny city. Longtime Angeleno Tim Street-Porter chronicles today's vibrant buildings, coastline, and gardens of this glamorous global metropolis.\nVisit Los Angeles with a photographer who knows how to get the lighting right to highlight the spectacular architecture of the city. Stylish museums, such as the Broad, and a flourishing Arts District illustrate the explosive art scene, while Hollywood's Chateau Marmont and the historic Beverly Hills neighborhood add a chic dynamism. Across town, Culver City, home to the tech industry, features blocks of futuristic architecture by Eric Owen Moss. The modernist homes by Richard Neutra and John Lautner, as well as Frank Lloyd Wright's Hollyhock House, are shown against dramatic backdrops of sky and sea. The visual sweep of this oversize book also encompasses the Los Angeles of film and television.\nLos Angeles is a city of dreams, and 
Los Angeles Today is a glorious portrait of the city in its infinite variety. 
 Review 
"The new book is 256 pages of the city’s spectacular architecture, including museums like the Broad, the flourishing Arts District, Hollywood’s Chateau Marmont and historic Beverly Hills. There are modernist homes by Richard Neutra, Rudolph Schindler, and John Lautner – as well as Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House – all set against dramatic backdrops of sky and sea." —ARCHITECTS + ARTISANS \n"Los Angeles is a city of dreams, and Los Angeles Today is a glorious portrait of the city in its infinite variety." —ENTREE TRAVEL NEWSLETTER \n"Tour the city’s rich architectural and design history as well as a neighborhood-by-neighborhood stroll to visit stylish museums, the flourishing arts districts, chic homes, and the L.A. of film and television–all set against the dramatic backdrops of sky and sea." —SOCIETY TEXAS \n"Los Angeles’s diverse landscapes and topography are the subject of this deluxe tribute by long-time Angelenos renowned architectural photographer Tim Street-Porter and design writer Annie Kelly. Think of it as a virtual tour of the fabled city, taking you through the historic Beverly Hills neighborhood, stylish museums like the Broad, landmarks like Hollywood’s Chateau Marmont as well as modernist homes by Richard Neutra, John Lautner, and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House." —INDULGE\n"This book is absolutely amazing. Every page is covered with stunning greenery and lush water and land gardens, breathtaking architecture, and art beyond words." —SPLENDID SASS 
 About the Author 
Leading architecture and design photographer 
Tim Street-Porter has written and photographed numerous books, including 
Los Angeles and 
 L.A. Modern. He is also a contributor to lifestyle magazines.\nWriter and designer 
Annie Kelly has authored many books, including the successful 
Rooms to Inspire series. She writes about lifestyle for such publications as 
Belle and the 
Los Angeles Times.

Los Angeles Today: City of Dreams: Architecture and Design

Examines the roots and contemporary style of Mexican architecture and decor

Casa Mexicana

Harry N. Abrams

Casa Mexicana: The Architecture, Design, and Style of Mexico

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