Arcadia is an expansive collection of contemporary alpine and backcountry architecture and interior design. The book profiles architects and designers who are embracing nature and creating provocative rural hideaways that adapt to their surrounding habitats and their topographical and climatic conditions. It features both traditional and progressive examples of private mountaintop homes and hotel lodges nestled in the forest landscape as well as bespoke furniture and interior designs inspired by nature and folklore. Arcadia ...
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Arcadia is an expansive collection of contemporary alpine and backcountry architecture and interior design. The book profiles architects and designers who are embracing nature and creating provocative rural hideaways that adapt to their surrounding habitats and their topographical and climatic conditions. It features both traditional and progressive examples of private mountaintop homes and hotel lodges nestled in the forest landscape as well as bespoke furniture and interior designs inspired by nature and folklore. Arcadia is an inspiring reference that shows how the archaic idea of life in harmony with nature can be reflected in contemporary living.
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G+ (Ex-art library, with labels on covers; i.d. marks on book block edges and outermost pages; interior is crisp and clean, and illus. are vivid. ) White and color illus. boards with mylar cover; 260 pp., many color and BW illus. "Today, the desire to escape the urban bustle inspires the longing to retreat to natural serenity. [This book] is an inspiring reference that shows how the archaic idea of life in harmony with nature can be reflected in contemporary living. Taking readers on a journey through a collection of contemporary alpine and backcountry architecture and interior design, it profiles architects and designers who are embracing nature and creating provocative rural hideaways that adapt to their surrounding habitats and their topographical and climatic conditions." (back cover) Includes examples of structures from around the world.
