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Title: James Cutler (Contemporary World Architects) by Theresa Morrow, Stanley Tigerman, Peter Bohlin, James Cutler, Lucas H. Guerra, Oscar Riera Ojeda, James Wines ISBN: 1-56496-341-1 Publisher: Rockport Publishers Pub. Date: December, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.83 (6 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Rustic but still expensive
Comment: Architects, like engineers, are usually not good writers, at least once they venture beyond technical matters, except they are often called upon, unlike engineers, to justify their work, which, in this case, boils down to building custom homes for a wealthy few (Bill Gates is one of his clients). The result is generally predictable and dull, as in this book. That said, he has good taste. His houses use stone and wood almost exclusively, and are invariably set in beautiful locations. Don't expect to learn anything about construction though; this is just daydreaming material for most folks.
Rating: 4
Summary: It's the Only One
Comment: A four star book about a five star architect. Wish there were more written about Cutler but this is it. Great introductory purchase into the work of the father of the "Northwest style." Until more is published, this is my Cutler reference. Good color pics. Pencil drawings that are truely Cutler craft.
Rating: 5
Summary: Very fine book about a very fine architect
Comment: This is a very fine book about a very fine architect (from a publisher who's also doing a very good job). James Cutler's work has much more substance than virtually all of his better-known peers. He's concerned about the natural environment and that concern is translated into definite design strategies. He's also very much concerned with the craft of building and he understands that the art of architecture depends on materials and how they're assembled. This concern and understanding is evident in his loving and thoughtful development of details and in his material choices, which are very purposeful. This is not the type of architect who would treat brick the same as sheet metal when the budget wouldn't permit titanium. I think the reviewer who says that this work is "tectonically wacked" misses the boat. I agree that there are some minor oddities but if James Cutler's architecture isn't "tectonic," I don't know what is. I'd be tempted to say his work is all about tectonics if it wasn't also about space, sustainability, humane design, beauty..... I only wish the book were not so compact, but I appreciate the compact price. An important architect who has convictions, designs accordingly, and lets the world of fashion play its games by itself, a million miles away.
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Title: Miller/Hull: Architects of the Pacific Northwest by Sherri Olson, David Miller, Robert Hull, Sheri Olson ISBN: 1568982313 Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press Pub. Date: May, 2001 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects: Architecture, Art, and Craft by Oscar Riera Ojeda, Paul Goldberger, Oscar Riera Ojeda ISBN: 1580930786 Publisher: The Monacelli Press Pub. Date: February, 2003 List Price(USD): $65.00 |
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Title: Wood: New Directions in Design and Architecture by Naomi Stungo ISBN: 081183235X Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: 25 Houses Under 2,500 Square Feet by James Grayson Trulove ISBN: 006008944X Publisher: Harper Design International Pub. Date: 04 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: Patkau Architects: Selected Projects 1983-1993 by Brian Carter, Patkau Architects (Firm), Patkau Architects ISBN: 0929112288 Publisher: Tuns Press / Dalhousie University Pub. Date: January, 1994 List Price(USD): $24.50 |
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