Contemporary Texas Architecture

A long-overdue book documenting a state with a growing population, this richly illustrated collection of homes displays the work of 34 Texas architects whose buildings embrace their region and place. These award-winning residences vary in style, scale, budget, and site, but they are all positioned to incorporate the Texas light, landscape, and local materials. More important, they are designed and constructed to deal with the prospect of climate change, including Texas-size hurricanes, tornadoes, heat, and drought. Readers will appreciate the regional rigor of these buildings sited on the Hill Country's arid escarpments, deep in the piney woods of East Texas, and in the insufferable heat of the southern coastal plain. Being Texas proud means being place proud, yet all of the projects showcase principles that are surprisingly universal.

O carte demult asteptata care documenteaza un stat cu o populatie in crestere, aceasta colectie bogata de case ilustreaza lucrarile a 34 de arhitecti din Texas ale caror cladiri imbratiseaza regiunea si locul lor. Aceste resedinte premiate variaza in stil, scara, buget si amplasament, dar toate sunt pozitionate pentru a incorpora lumina din Texas, peisajul si materialele locale.