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Explores the architectural history of the Roque Lobato House, especially its significance in the evolution of Santa Fe's Spanish Pueblo revival style and the genesis of the historic preservation movement in Santa Fe. It provides a detailed record of the changes, along with justification for the alterations and suggested principles for consideration by others seeking to restore or renovate historic houses. In this sense, true restoration-- stripping...
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239 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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Santa Fe Modern reveals the high desert landscape as an ideal setting for bold, abstracted forms of modernist houses. Wide swaths of glass, deep-set portals, long porches, and courtyards allow vistas, color, and light to become integral parts of the very being of a house, emboldening a way to experience a personal connection to the desert landscape. The architects featured draw from the New Mexican architectural heritage -- they use ancient materials...
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