Situated on a ten-mile stretch of rugged Northern California coastline, The Sea Ranch was conceived as a retreat from urban living with connection to nature as a guiding principle. This striking book examines the development of the site's master plan and iconic early designs through sketches, drawings, and contemporary and archival photographs of its astonishing landscapes and distinctive timber-framed structures. A collection of essays that consider The Sea Ranch in relation to popular leisure destinations and within the ...
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Situated on a ten-mile stretch of rugged Northern California coastline, The Sea Ranch was conceived as a retreat from urban living with connection to nature as a guiding principle. This striking book examines the development of the site's master plan and iconic early designs through sketches, drawings, and contemporary and archival photographs of its astonishing landscapes and distinctive timber-framed structures. A collection of essays that consider The Sea Ranch in relation to popular leisure destinations and within the context of the architectural history of California are accompanied by conversations with designers and others associated with the project from its inception. This book showcases the exemplary balance between land stewardship and modernist architecture that has made The Sea Ranch a model for living in harmony with nature.
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Add this copy of Sea Ranch: Architecture, Environment, and Idealism to cart. $385.00, like new condition, Sold by Arundel Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Seattle, WA, UNITED STATES, published 2018 by Prestel Publishing.
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Fine in Fine jacket. A fine copy of the first edition hardcover in jacket. Beautiful survey of the influential California coastal planned community. Scarce.
Add this copy of The Sea Ranch: Architecture, Environment, and Idealism to cart. $449.95, very good condition, Sold by Salish Sea Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bellingham, WA, UNITED STATES, published 2018 by Prestel Publishing.
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Very Good++ in a Very Good++ dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and glossy with no tears, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Unmarked boards with Äústraight" edge-corners; The textblock edges are unblemished; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Quatro, 10.75"-11.75" tall); 2.9 lbs; Architectural photo to the dust jacket with title in white lettering; 2018, Prestel Publishing; 176 pages; "The Sea Ranch: Architecture, Environment, and Idealism, " by Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher & Joseph Becker.
