- Gebundene Ausgabe: 192 Seiten
- Verlag: Harry N. Abrams (1. April 2007)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0810954958
- ISBN-13: 978-0810954953
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 24 x 27,2 x 2,4 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 5.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (1 Kundenrezension)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.217.957 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Creole houses, found from New Orleans and the bayou country to northern Louisiana, are one of the nation's unique architectural traditions. A blend of French and Spanish colonial styles with other influences, these houses are not only lovely; they were astutely designed to withstand their sultry, subtropical environment. (Significantly, no major examples were lost to the devastating hurricanes of 2005). Among the things Creoles brought into gentle harmony here were houses of simple, understated beauty and essential practicality. This book showcases the architecture, interiors and decor of twenty-one quintessential Creole homes, including one-story cottages, grand plantation houses and refined urban town houses, all meticulously restored. They are the products of the rich culture that flourished in Louisiana before it became part of the United States in 1803 - a mass of European, Canadian, West Indian, African and Native American influences. "Creole Houses" traces the development of this singular American style, which thrived from the early eighteenth through the mid-nineteenth century and offers an appreciation of Creole culture as seen through its historic homes. It is a celebration not only of a memorable vernacular architecture, but of the history and the unique sensibility, that produced it.
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Creole houses, found from New Orleans and the bayou country to northern Louisiana, are one of the nation's unique architectural traditions. A blend of French and Spanish colonial styles with other influences, these houses are not only lovely; they were astutely designed to withstand their sultry, subtropical environment. (Significantly, no major examples were lost to the devastating hurricanes of 2005). Among the things Creoles brought into gentle harmony here were houses of simple, understated beauty and essential practicality. This book showcases the architecture, interiors and decor of twenty-one quintessential Creole homes, including one-story cottages, grand plantation houses and refined urban town houses, all meticulously restored. They are the products of the rich culture that flourished in Louisiana before it became part of the United States in 1803 - a mass of European, Canadian, West Indian, African and Native American influences. "Creole Houses" traces the development of this singular American style, which thrived from the early eighteenth through the mid-nineteenth century and offers an appreciation of Creole culture as seen through its historic homes.It is a celebration not only of a memorable vernacular architecture, but of the history and the unique sensibility, that produced it.
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This is one of the, if not THE most beautiful book on this subject matter and I was so happy to see homes included in it that you usually don't see in the other books available on creole architecture in Louisiana. The many, many photographs in this volume are incredible and the text very informative!
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Another great book from Steve Gross & Susan Daley
2. Mai 2007
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
This book brings important attention to the existence of these historic Creole homes in a part of the country that has been shattered by natural events in recent years. Fortunately, these homes are survivors: of their glorious past, of the ravages of weather, economy and time. The photographic vision of Gross and Daley is a brilliant dedication to documenting places as they are and not how we might want them to be. OLD HOUSES, one of their first books, set a precedent for their evocative style of artistry in what they choose to photograph from our architectural and domestic past. They continue to seek the forlorn, the forgotten, the poignant and the unusual. Their latest book, CREOLE HOUSES, is further revelation of their aesthetic message--of how old places and ways can be both beautiful and resonant in our modern, complicated world. CREOLE HOUSES is both record, homage, and a visual and written poem to historic Louisiana architecture.
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CREOLE ARCHITECTURE
22. Juni 2007
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
A very nice book on a beautiful architectual style. These houses fit perfectly into the Southern Louisiana landscape, they were built for balmy humid climate of the region. I found the history of the people that built these homes very interesting, the text was imformative and the images nicely produced. If you are interested in this style i highly recomend the book on Hays Town, he was a modern master of the venacular.
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Creole Houses
20. April 2007
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
I have over the years acquired a couple dozen books on old New Orleans and Low Country architecture, none has captured the true feeling of that fading glory like Creole Houses. Photos are superb, text is authorative, end sheets are a delight, and the binding first rate. This book is a peek inside antebellum Creole country from plantation houses to servant's quarters.
Lets hope these folks do more such volumes. My suggestion would be the 18th century Georgians of the Mid-Atlantic states.
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Lets hope these folks do more such volumes. My suggestion would be the 18th century Georgians of the Mid-Atlantic states.
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