TY - BOOK AU - Bahamon Alejandro TI - Houses on the edge SN - 0060544732 AV - NA7524 H68 2003 U1 - 728 21 PY - 2003/// CY - New York, NY PB - Harper Design International : Distributed throughout the world by HarperCollins International KW - Architecture Domestic KW - Local KW - Hillside architecture KW - Architecture KW - 20th century KW - Architecture, Modern N1 - "LOFT publications"--T.p. verso; Marte Marte Architekten: House in Dafins, Austria -- Denton Corker Marshall: Emery residence, Cape Schanck, Australia -- Rudy Ricciotti: Le Goff Villa, Chemin du Roucas Blanc, Marseille, France -- Clark Pearse Architects: Bundeena House, Sydney Australia -- Lichtblau Wagner Architekten: Slope House, Hintersdorf, Austria -- Buildingstudio, Samuel Mockbee: Tennessee River residence, USA -- Patkau Architects: Agosta House, San Juan Island, Washington, USA -- Katsufumi Kubota / kubota Architect Atelier: Crystal Unit, Obatake, Yamaguchi, Japan -- Katsufumi Kubota / kubota Architect Atelier: Y House, Obatake, Yamaguchi, Japan -- Safdie Rabines Architects: Lomac Residence, Mission Hills, California, USA -- Van der Merwe Miszewski Architects: Tree House, Cape Town, South Africa -- Van der Merwe Miszewski Architects: Cliff House, Cape Town, South Africa -- Eric Cobb Architects: Cascades Lake House, Cascade Mountains, Washington, USA -- Harry Seidler & Associates: Berman House, Joadja, Australia -- Herman Kaufmann: House in Fuchs, Langen, Vorarlberg, Austria -- Satoshi Okada Architects: Villa Man-Bow, Atami, Shizouka, Japan -- Dietrich Unterfaller Architekten: Sutterlüty House, Egg, Vorarlberg, Austria -- Marcos Acayaba: Helio Olga House, Sao Paulo, Brasil -- Klein Dytham Architecture: Beach House, Shimoda, Shizuoka, Japan -- Steinmann & Schmid Architekten: Hischier House, Naters, Wallis, Switzerland -- Alexander Tzannes Associates: Kronenburg Beach House, Killcare, Australia -- Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects: Lexton MacCarthy residence, Silverlake, California, USA -- Kiyoshi Sey Takeyama, Amorphe: Edge House, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan -- N2 - To build a house -- a livable, workable, practical house -- in inhospitable environments is among the most ambitious projects an architect can undertake. Houses on the Edge features 28 homes from around the world built on mountainsides, cliff faces, and other such spaces -- ll of which combine remarkable site control with cutting edge architecture to create truly spectacular examples of residential architecture with exquisite views, exceptional privacy, and incredible technical and artistic achievement. Truly, these are among the world's most inspiring houses UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0645/2003112563-d.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0911/2003112563-b.html ER -