| Storybook Style: America's Whimsical Homes
of the Twenties |
| by Arrol Gellner and Douglas Keister |
| Storybook Style, the rambunctious evocation of
medieval Europe in American housing, was born in the early 1920s and
almost forgotten by the late 1930s. It took its inspiration from the
Hollywood sets that enthralled Americans of that period and that still
appeal to our jaded modern eye. |
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| Going Out In Style:
The Architecture of Eternity |
| by Douglas Keister |
| Depicts the endless variety
of mausoleum styles in cemeteries across the United States...the book
features dozens of full-color photographs portraying the majesty and
mystique of the private mausoleum |
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| Red Tile Style |
| by Arrol Gellner and
Douglas Keister |
| Few forms of American architecture
are as widespread, or as popular as the Spanish Revival style. From
bungalows and mansions to gas stations and government buildings, its
influence—and its fans—can be found everywhere. Red Tile
Style is the first comprehensive survey of this diverse category of
design.
In Red Tile Style, Arrol Gellner describes the rich history and
fertile permutations of Spanish Revival architecture. Packed with
more than 300 lush photographs in 240 pages, this handsome volumn
ranges from the style's origins in the Spanish colonial churches
of the Southwest, to its emergence as a commercial form in late
nineteeth century railroad stations, to the nationwide explosion
in popularity sparked by the 1915 Panama-California Exposition in
San Diego. Learned, lucid and pleasing to the eye, Red Tile Style
explores the far reaching Spanish Revival influence in today's architecture
in all its variations and adaptations. For the serious student and
the architecture fan alike, this book is truly a landmark.
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