Encyclopedia of Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture

By Andrew Rosenberg — Filed under: Publications , Virginia McLeod

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French novelist Gustave Flaubert’s expression, “le bon Dieu est le détail” became a cliché for one reason, it is true. God does dwell in the details, and well done details are often the difference between a mundane building and a transcendent one. That is what makes it so easy to spend hours combing through books like Virginia McLeod’s Encyclopedia of Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture. This book is a great resource of contemporary details with over 700 construction details and 100 of the best contemporary residences by firms such as The Miller Hull Partnership, Safdie Rabines Architects, Steven Holl Architects, and many more.

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Foreword (extract)
(by Virginia McLeod)

The Encyclopedia of Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture reveals a completely new approach to the representation of architectural construction details. The book presents 100 of the best recent architect-designed houses from around the world, which together represent the many diverse methods of contemporary design and construction. However, rather than presenting each house as a discrete project, here, over 700 construction details have been grounded together by type in order to illustrate, and give an overall view of, the ways in which the key elements of houses are constructed.

Directory of House

6 Concrete houses
12 Glass Houses
16 Masonry Houses
25 Steel Houses
30 Timber Houses

Directory of Construction Details

43 1 Wall Details
95 2 Floors Details
131 3 Window Details
187 4 Door Details
241 5 Roof Details
309 6 Stair Details
341 7 Landscape Details

348 Project Credits
352 Picture Credits and Acknowledgments

Author: Virginia McLeod
Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: Laurence King Publishers; (September 1, 2010)
Language: English
nISBN-10: 1856696928
ISBN-13: 978-1856696920

Cite:
Rosenberg , Andrew . "Encyclopedia of Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture" 24 Jun 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed 26 May 2012. <http://www.archdaily.com/76355>

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