Building with Light in the Pacific Northwest: The Houses of
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rosenfeld, Erika / Bohlong>inong>, Peter / Jacobson, Max, PUBLISHER: Oro Editions, Accordong>inong>g to ong>theong> esteemed American architect, Peter Q. Bohlong>inong>, FAIA, "Thomas Bosworth's architecture subscribes to an appreciation and philosophy of balance, ong>lightong> and site positionong>inong>g. His houses are Modern ong>inong> detail, yet classical ong>inong> spirit. ong>Theong>y are calm and assured. ong>Theong>y are comfortable and have great dignity." A teacher and scholar, as well as practicong>inong>g architect, ong>theong> Seattle architect Thomas Bosworth is a classicist, strongly ong>inong>fluenced by Greek and Roman architecture and especially powerfully by ong>theong> work and writong>inong>gs of Palladio. His work is equally motivated by land and landscape: architecture follows site, literally and aesong>theong>tically, and every house sits on and ong>inong> its particular location with a perfect sense of rightness and ong>inong>evitability. This big, bold, beautifully designed monograph, "Buildong>inong>g With ong>Lightong> ong>inong> ong>theong> Pacific Northwest," is a review of some of Bosworth's most exceptional houses. Organized by plan type, ong>theong>y reveal, on ong>theong> one hand, ong>theong> consistency of his prong>inong>ciples--landscape, natural ong>lightong>, handcraft, symmetry, axiality and memory--and, on ong>theong> oong>theong>r, his near-ong>inong>fong>inong>ite capacity to conceive somethong>inong>g entirely new and fresh with each house. Togeong>theong>r, photographs, plans and texts open ong>theong> reader's eyes to what Bosworth sees from ong>theong> time he first walks ong>theong> land until his vision is fully realized. Bosworth has completed nearly 70 houses ong>inong> ong>theong> Pacific Northwest. A Fellow of ong>theong> American ong>Inong>stitute of Architects, he is a partner ong>inong> ong>theong> firm Bosworth Hoedemaker ong>inong> Seattle and ong>theong> recipient of ong>theong> AIA/Seattle Medal for ong>Outong>standong>inong>g Lifetime Achievement, among many oong>theong>r honors.