A handy resource for all lovers and enthusiasts of house design, featuring over 100 of the world’s most significant residential buildings.
The Iconic House features over 100 of the most important and influential houses designed and built since 1900. International in scope and wide-ranging in style, the houses share a remarkable sensitivity to site and context, an appreciation of local materials and building traditions, and a careful understanding of clients’ needs. Each, however, has a unique approach that makes it groundbreaking and radical for its time. Concise, informative texts and fresh, vibrant illustrations, including specially commissioned photographs, floor plans and drawings, offer detailed documentation, while architect biographies, a bibliography, a gazetteer and list of houses by type provide further information.
Whether Arts and Crafts or Art Nouveau, Modernist or Minimalist, High-Tech or new vernacular, these unforgettable buildings from around the world will inspire and delight students and professionals, design aficionados and anyone who dreams of building a house of their own.
The Iconic House features over 100 of the most important and influential houses designed and built since 1900. International in scope and wide-ranging in style, the houses share a remarkable sensitivity to site and context, an appreciation of local materials and building traditions, and a careful understanding of clients’ needs. Each, however, has a unique approach that makes it groundbreaking and radical for its time. Concise, informative texts and fresh, vibrant illustrations, including specially commissioned photographs, floor plans and drawings, offer detailed documentation, while architect biographies, a bibliography, a gazetteer and list of houses by type provide further information.
Whether Arts and Crafts or Art Nouveau, Modernist or Minimalist, High-Tech or new vernacular, these unforgettable buildings from around the world will inspire and delight students and professionals, design aficionados and anyone who dreams of building a house of their own.
Extent: 376 pp
Format: Paperback
Illustrations: 638
Publication date: 2025-07-10
Size: 22.4 x 20.8 cm
ISBN: 9780500298602
Introduction • 100 house profiles
Press Reviews
Wallpaper*
House & Garden
About the Authors
Dominic Bradbury is a journalist and writer specializing in architecture and design. He is the author of many books on these subjects, including The Iconic American House, Modernist Design Complete, The Iconic House and The Iconic Interior, all published by Thames & Hudson. Richard Powers is a photographer who specializes in interiors, architecture and the built environment. His books include The Iconic American House, The Iconic House and The Iconic Interior, all published by Thames & Hudson.
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