Download or read book Casa Bohemia written by Linda Leigh Paul and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A celebration of the uniquely vibrant architecture and interiors of classic and new Spanish-style houses in the southwestern and southern United States, Mexico, and Spain. Casa Bohemia showcases a collection of some of the most beautifully preserved Spanish style houses, from restored haciendas in Mexico to early and recent 20th century California mission styles. Twenty-nine residences built between the late seventeenth century and the present day are featured in new, stunning color photography that captures architectural details inside and out and enchanting Spanish, Moorish, European and Mexican antique furnishings, artifacts, and crafts. Author Linda Leigh Paul traces the history of Spanish style architecture from its Iberian sources to the development of the Mission style in the Americas to the still-flourishing Spanish Revival and Mediterranean styles, and endlessly rich details, including ornate wrought-iron, wood balconies, crafted glass, colorful tiles and textiles, and graceful arches. But what all of the houses featured in Casa Bohemia have in common—though they range across centuries and places as diverse as San Miguel de Allende, Santa Barbara, San Francisco, Hollywood, Malibu, Texas, and Wyoming—is a visual richness and vitality that emerges from the distinctive approaches to preservation and decoration found in each.
Download or read book Casa Florida written by Susan Sully and published by Rizzoli International Publications. This book was released on 2005 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Florida's architectural history can be traced to the Spanish colonial settlement of St Augustine in the mid-16th century. Casa Florida is an exhuberant, full-colour celebration of the enduring influence of the Spanish design upon Florida's resorts, private houses and gardens.
Download or read book Hacienda Style written by Karen Witynski and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2008-02-25 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Invite the rich colors, natural textures, and romantic beauty of Mexico into your home. With a vast architectural legacy spanning four centuries, Mexican haciendas express a rugged romantic beauty and compelling sense of history. Today, the hacienda's graceful arcaded silhouette, grand-scale proportions, carved-stone ornament, rich colors and natural textures have become an ever-increasing influence for architects and designers worldwide. Hacienda Style invites you into Mexico's artful, hacienda havens resplendent with private collections of colonial and contemporary art, antiques and found relics. Witynski and Carr's antiques and accents have appeared in national magazines, television programs and feature films, including Architectural Digest, Western Interiors, HGTV's Takeover My Makeover, The Oprah Winfrey Show, and The Alamo. Other books by the same authors: Mexican Country Style, The New Hacienda, Casa Adobe, Adobe Details, Casa Yucatan, and Mexican Details.
Download or read book Casa California written by Elizabeth Jean McMillian and published by Rizzoli International Publications. This book was released on 1996 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Domestic architecture and interior design.
Download or read book Early Mexican Houses written by G. Richard Garrison and published by Architectural Book Publishing. This book was released on 2012-03-16 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1925 to 1929, two young architectural draftsmen set out to record a select number of examples of the “minor domestic architecture” of Mexico due to a lack of measured drawings of rural ranch houses and Monterey-inspired dwellings. The result is a wonderful collection of houses from the days of Mexico's viceroys, elaborately presented in this handsomely illustrated book. Every aficionado of architecture or home design will find the patios, window designs, and floor plans a delight to look at. Over two-hundred illustrations, including forty-two pages of measured drawings and floor plans, make this a comprehensive reference guide as well as an elegant coffee table book.
Download or read book Spanish Houses written by Patricia Espinosa de los Monteros Rosillo and published by Rizzoli International Publications. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vivid colors, rustic simplicity, and the textural contrasts of wood, terra-cotta, and stucco are the hallmarks of the casual elegance of classic Spanish houses. The Spanish approach to residential style is a mixture of luxury and rusticity-wooden beams complement whitewashed ceilings, and worn leather furniture is set off against Moorish arches and wrought ironwork. The vibrant photos and detailed, practical text explore all the elements that become integral parts of a living space, from windows to doors, floors to ceilings, furniture to accessories and even gardens. From romantic homes in Spain's woodsy sierras to grand manors in the southern plains, many of these estates boast unusual features like hidden courtyard gardens or secluded balconies. None are ever open to the public.
Download or read book The Ideal Ruler in Medieval Bohemia written by Robert Antonín and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2017-03-06 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ideal Ruler in Medieval Bohemia discusses the development of medieval concepts and ideas about just and unjust rulership in medieval Bohemia. This theme is examined in the context of the European political thinking between 6th and 14th centuries. Robert Antonín provides new insights into interpretations of medieval sources of various kinds and asks innovative questions regarding the legitimization of monarchic power, the importance of Saint Wenceslaus, the role of ancient and biblical motifs in the Czech sources, and the influence of chivalric ideals on concepts of power. The theme of the book revolves around medieval perceptions of ideal rulership, which is seen as one of the cultural-anthropological constants shaping the social reality of the contemporary world.
Download or read book The Cabin Book written by Linda Leigh Paul and published by Universe Publishing(NY). This book was released on 2004 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once rustic and simple, the cabin is now comfortable and chic. "The Cabin Book" offers a wonderful variety of forms and explores the most innovative designs in cabin architecture.
Download or read book Cottages on the Coast written by Linda Leigh Paul and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2004-07-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cottages on the Coast: Fair Harbors and Secret Shores is a spectacular look at the extraordinary construction and interior design of coastal cottages on the shorelines of the Pacific, to the coasts of the Gulf of Mexico, to the beaches of the Atlantic. The 200 present-day and vintage full-color photographs of more than two dozen sea-loving residences illustrate the physical desire, wonder, and fear that draw visitors to make their home along these coastal views. Featured in this survey are Tennessee Williams’s Key West haven and the modern Puget Sound cabin of Thomas Bosworth. Design writer and editor Linda Leigh Paul is the author of Cottage and Cabin, Casa Bohemia: The Spanish-Style House, Ranches of the American West, and more.
Download or read book Mediterranean Modern written by Dominic Bradbury and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Endless sun, sparkling sea, crystalline sky these are the elements of the Mediterranean that offer its inhabitants a lifestyle that is the envy of the world and have delighted architects since antiquity. A fusion of interior style and architecture, of glorious natural landscapes and bold man-made forms, "Mediterranean Modern" presents twenty-five of the region's most covetable houses in a format that speaks directly to today's increasingly design-savvy house-dwellers. It includes work by internationally established architects, such as Alberto Campo de Baeza and Alvaro Siza, and also houses by a number of the regions rising stars revealing a wealth of cool ideas for hot climates.
Download or read book Traditional Mexican Style Exteriors written by Donna McMenamin and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 300 color photographs of beautiful new, old, and remodeled traditional style homes and gardens are presented. From Spanish Colonial facades in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico, to the best of the Mission and Spanish Eclectic homes, this volume is a must for everyone interested in Mexican architecture and outdoor charm. The readers imagination is excited through nine chapters, including facades, doors, gates, portales & patios, columns, fountains, pools, cantera stonework, and gardens.
Download or read book Breuer s Bohemia written by James Crump and published by The Monacelli Press, LLC. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Breuer's Bohemia explores a vibrant period of midcentury modern design and culture as seen through the influential New England houses designed by Marcel Breuer for his circle of clients and friends. The iconic twentieth-century architect Marcel Breuer was a prolific designer of residential architecture, which is often overshadowed by his early renown as a Bauhaus furniture maker and his large-scale projects. Breuer’s Bohemia surveys the houses he designed in Connecticut and Massachusetts from the 1950s through the ’70s, many of which were commissioned by a few culturally progressive clients—chiefly Rufus and Leslie Stillman and Andrew and Jamie Gagarin—who coalesced around him into a dynamic social circle. Included in this scene were prominent cultural figures such as Alexander Calder, Arthur Miller, Francine du Plessix Gray, Philip Roth, and William Styron, and more, marking a unique intersection of postwar architecture, art, and letters. The publication of Breuer’s Bohemia coincides with the feature-length documentary of the same name by author and filmmaker James Crump, exploring Breuer’s explosive residential practice on the East Coast. Through original research and interviews, the voices of principal characters from Breuer’s circle and notable figures from the field of architecture help tell the story of Breuer’s collaborations with his friends and clients, breathing new life into the history of the rich cultural atmosphere of which they all played a vital part. Heavily illustrated with vintage and contemporary photographs as well as rarely seen archival materials, Breuer’s Bohemia is a unique glimpse of a twentieth-century milieu that produced an aesthetic, intellectual, and sometimes sybaritic community during a fertile period of American design and culture.
Download or read book In Bohemia written by Katie Swenson and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The day her fiancé died suddenly of a heart attack, Katie Swenson retreated to "Bohemia," the third-floor loft that the couple had renovated in their home in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and began to write. A visceral account of grief and the profound kindness that resonates around it, this is also the story of her hundred-year-old house, named the "Scarab" after the Egyptian symbol for rebirth, and the two courageous women who built it a century earlier--Wellesley College professors Katharine Coman and her partner Katharine Lee Bates, author of "America the Beautiful." Parallel lives unfold in the magical third-floor loft, where Coman died, where Bates mourned, and where Swenson wrote and wrote through that first searing year, held up by their spirits. Told with rare emotional power, In Bohemia is a meditation on love, family, and community and inspires us to be our best selves.
Download or read book The Spanish Style House written by and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Luminous new photography showcases contemporary and historic homes in the beloved Spanish Style in Southern California, while offering, as well, a rare look at the original inspirations to the style, born in Andalusia, Spain. The great appeal of Spanish Style homes lies in their aura of romance and drama, a sense of story, of magic, as well as in their very comfortable and engaging proportions and the great livability of the interior spaces. Deep shadow, arched doorways, trickling courtyard fountains, climbing bougainvillea on wrought-iron window grilles, wood-beamed ceilings, and white plaster walls are all hallmarks of the style. Here, through a celebration of contemporary and historic homes in Southern California, as well as existing historic precedents in Andalusia, Spain--most notably the intricately detailed Casa de Pilatos in Seville and the Alhambra of Granada--The Spanish Style House presents the definitive picture of the style as it exists today. Featured homes include the George Washington Smith-designed Casa Blanca (1928)--a fantasy made real in stone and stucco replete with the romance of old Morocco in its horseshoe arches, domes, and evocative tile murals--and a Marc Appleton-designed beach house (2007) in Del Mar, California, which is a dream on the sea and an eloquent testament to the virtues of the style for today.
Download or read book Global Bohemian written by Fifi O'Neill and published by CICO Books. This book was released on 2019-04-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Global Bohemian, Fifi O’Neill shows how you can bring gypset style into your home, fusing the colorful, eccentric style of bohemian living with inspirations from far-flung places. Why settle for one style when you can indulge your love of several? Whether exuberant or subtle, eclectic or sophisticated, bohemian style welcomes a freethinking approach to decorating. Fifi O’Neill shows you how to combine originality, creative energy, whimsy, and a love of travel to create adventurous, authentic, and enchanting interiors. Find inspiration for making your home truly unique by mixing pieces with traditional style alongside finds from your travels. Whether you want to transform understated spaces by adding intriguing nomadic elements, incorporating tropical and beach motifs, or hints of glamour, Global Bohemian offers ample and affordable decorative options and celebrates self-expression, inspiration, passion, and personal flair.
Download or read book Spanish Style written by Suzanne Slesin and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 1991 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In more than 700 photographs, from cafes to courtyards, and from fifteenth-century palacios in Ibiza to contemporary apartments in Barcelona, family homes on Mallorca and holiday villas near Segovia, Spanish Style truly captures the beauty and romance that is Spain."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Coastal Retreats written by Linda Leigh Paul and published by Universe Publishing(NY). This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book demonstrates how retreat architecture can respond to our recreational needs while providing comfort, beauty, and style.
