Improvisations on the Land: Houses of Fernau + Hartman Celebrity Photography Introductory essays and catalogue entries

Introductory essays and catalogue entries on individual works by two experts in their respective fields – John Elderfield for In the Studio: Paintings and Peter Galassi for In the Studio: Photographs

now available with an exquisite and eye-popping pink velvet cover

revealing the meticulous process behind his iconic artworks

Each architect-designed house

the projects included in this ground-breaking book reveal the incredible diversity of ideas that have emerged from the world’s most influential architects

Improvisations on the Land: Houses of Fernau + Hartman Celebrity Photography Introductory essays and catalogue entriesThe first monograph of the California firm whose regional sensibility and early attention to sustainable design anticipated the prevalent trends in residential architecture today. A generous look at the San Francisco Bay Area architects pioneering approach to sustainable houses, ranging from the vineyard regions of California to Telluride, Colorado; the rugged ranch lands of Montana and the picturesque hamlets of the Hudson Valley and Marthas