California architects Conrad Buff and Donald Hensman produced an impressive catalog of work over their long partnership, including a contribution to "Art & Architecture" magazine's Case Study House Program, celebrity homes, and Ronald Reagan's Governor's Mansion. Buff and Hensman's houses epitomized the increasingly casual lifestyle that revolutionized social habits across the United States in the 1960s. An almost perfect climate in and around Los Angeles made it possible for the architects to develop a wood-frame and glass ...
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California architects Conrad Buff and Donald Hensman produced an impressive catalog of work over their long partnership, including a contribution to "Art & Architecture" magazine's Case Study House Program, celebrity homes, and Ronald Reagan's Governor's Mansion. Buff and Hensman's houses epitomized the increasingly casual lifestyle that revolutionized social habits across the United States in the 1960s. An almost perfect climate in and around Los Angeles made it possible for the architects to develop a wood-frame and glass-panel architecture that lends seamlessly with its surroundings. When California building code forced a change in their design methodology, they began a new phase of their creative life that reinvigorated their practice. This book is the first comprehensive look at their achievement, and includes commentary on their most important projects as well as a complete chronology of all of their work.
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Good++; Hardcover, Missing Jacket; Light overall wear to the covers with a couple of faint blemishes to the cloth and one slightly "bumped" edge-corner; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and text pages are all clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; Nice except for the missing dust jacket; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (11.75"-12.75" tall); 4.0 lbs; Gray cloth covers with title in silver lettering along the spine; 2005, Balcony Press; 256 pages; "Buff & Hensman, " by Don Hensman.
