The Home Within Us: Romantic Houses. Evocative Rooms Format:Hardcover At its eagle‰۪s nest promontory

At its eagle‰۪s nest promontory above Los Angeles the building is a vision of streamlined glass and steel its slick lines echoing the twinkling city boulevards below

isometric architectural perspectives that explain visually how the house was constructed

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In Traditional Japanese Architecture author Mira Locher explores how each of these stories encompasses the particular development construction function and symbolism inherent in historic architectural elements

The Home Within Us: Romantic Houses. Evocative Rooms Format:Hardcover At its eagle‰۪s nest promontoryArchitect and designer Bobby McAlpine creates idyllic houses that wed historical precedent with gracious modern living. His distinguished firms McAlpine Tankersley Architecture and McAlpine Booth & Ferrier Interiors are renowned nationwide for their talent in designing residences that resonate with nostalgia fantasy and a sense of place. Their dwellingsfrom country and seaside retreats to homes in historic American neighborhoodsoffer favorite period