01 Built to Inspire: Contemporary Homes by the World’s Great Architects
by Philip Jodidio
THE IMAGES PUBLISHING GROUP
Despite the number of areas in which architecture impacts our lives — from office to museum to recreational facility — the home remains endlessly compelling, much like the chair to a designer. Here, respected architecture writer Philip Jodidio gathers 26 homes he believes exemplify the way architecture can meet the needs of a resident and pay attention to context. They are drawn from all over the world: a cave-like edifice in Portugal, a compact refuge on the windswept Isle of Skye, a sci-fi-inspired villa in Moscow and more besides. Almost all continents are represented, with masters such as Shigeru Ban and Marcio
