| #296353 in Books | Phaidon Press Ltd | 1997-09-26 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 11.50 x1.00 x10.00l,3.20 | File type: PDF | 240 pages | ||15 of 16 people found the following review helpful.| Best Voysey Architectural Retrospective|By James Ellsworth|Today I have the pleasure of comparing two books on the work of CFA Voysey, a major designer of wall coverings and a major 'modern' transitional English architect during the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries--a period during which architects and designers emphasized that no part of a living space, its decoration or||"The Voysey book that we have been waiting for. A rounded and perceptive portrait. It will remain the definitive biography."-Architectural|About the Author|Wendy Hitchmough is a historian specializing in architecture of
This text examines the life and work of British architect C.F.A. Voysey. Voysey was one of the most successful and renowned British architects from the 1890s until the outbreak of World War I. His white-rendered houses with stone window dressings and sweeping green slate roofs combined clarity and simplicity with a sensual appreciation of natural materials. Voysey's belief that the house should embody Quietness in a storm, economy of upkeep, evidence of protection, harmo...
You easily download any file type for your device.Voysey, C.F.A. | Wendy Hitchmough.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
