The Invisible Element of Place [[electronic resource] ] : The Architecture of David Salmela

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456488903321
• Autore: Fisher Thomas
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 2011
• ISBN: 0-8166-7688-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (259 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): Bastianelli-KerzePeter
• Disciplina: 720.92
• Soggetti: Architect-designed houses; Salmela, David -- Catalogs; Salmela, David -- Criticism and interpretation; Art, Architecture & Applied Arts; Architecture; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Introduction: The Invisible Made Visible; BOXES; GABLES; WINDBREAKS; SHEDS; CLUSTERS; Awards; Building Credits
• Sommario/riassunto: ""Even though it's bold, it doesn't shout at you,"" David Salmela says of the silvery house he designed for a woodsy setting in Deephaven, Minnesota. ""It's not a barking dog. It's a resting, very gentle animal."" The American Institute of Architects, conferring its 2008 Housing Award, was more direct: the house was, in the words of the jury, ""brilliantly designed."" The Streeter house is just one of fifty-one notable projects by Minnesota architect Salmela featured in ""The Invisible Element of Place."". Thomas Fisher explores both the beauty and the practicality of Salmela's award-winning d