ROBERT VENTURI | Mother's House: The Evolution of Vanna Venturi's House in Chestnut Hill

An insider view of the extraordinary design process of the iconic house, featuring drawings and models of 10 highly-developed scheme iterations.  Venturi's house for his mother stands as a defiant statement against the rigid doctrines of Modernism, challenging conventions and setting the stage for a new architectural discourse. Contains final construction drawings and many interior and exterior photographs of the executed house by Rollin LaFrance, George Pohl, and Ezra Stoller. A personal favorite.

Pages and linen-covered boards appear clean, crisp, and like-new. Dust jacket has light rubbing, minor toning, and a small closed tear. Near fine.

Preface by Aldo Rossi. Essays by Robert Venturi and Vincent Scully.

"The house that Robert Venturi designed for his mother in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, and had built in 1964, is arguably the most architecturally influential building of the second half of the twentieth century.

Here, Robert Venturi reflects on this seminal building from a distance of over a quarter of a century. He discusses why its style and form, once so revolutionary, are accepted now. Equally important, he reminisces about 'how hard it was for me, as its author, to arrive at.' This book presents for the first time all of the developmental drawings that were executed to accompany the six stages of the design. Also included are the original construction drawings, historical photographs of the house, and a series of models, which are now in The Museum of Modern Art in New York." - from the dust jacket

11.25 x 8.75 inches