Twentieth-Century Houses: Europe, by Olivier Boissière (Pierre Terrail Editions 1998), presents the most renowned architectural examples of private houses.
Technical progress, social change and aesthetic revolution; it has been an eventful century. Thus inspired, architecture has undergone a profound renewal. Housing has remained central preoccupation; the private house has proved a testing ground for the latest innovations. The houses Horta, Mackintosh, Gaudí, Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Aalto, and others built for their patrons embody the spirit of the times. This collection of houses built by the greatest masters of our time constitutes a summation of 20th-century architecture.
– Olivier Boissière, Twentieth-Century Houses: Europe (Pierre Terrail Editions, 1998), book description
The text is in English. The book is profusely illustrated with photographs and architectural drawings.
Our current copy is in good condition. The pages are clean; no markings except for the previous owner’s signature on the first flyleaf. There is some toning on the edges of the pages. The glueing of the binding is fine. The covers show some small signs of sunlight exposure, minor shelf wear, and use. There is an old price sticker on the back cover.
