Product Description

This inspiring and beautiful book takes the reader on a journey of 35 of the most recent homes designed by Bassenian/Lagoni Architects of Newport Beach, CA. From an early Cailfornia home in Coro de Caza toa California Cottage on Balboa Pennisula toan Old World Tuscan Adaptation in Ranch Santa fe, this collection reveals some of the finest examples of what admiring critics are calling "The New California Tradition" in American housing.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #137460 in Books
• Published on: 2004-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

Review
"Bassenian/Lagoni Architects is a new breed of residential designer...." -- Howard Englander, from the Foreword to the book, January, 2002

"It is the finest presentation that I have ever seen by an architect. Well conceived and elegant" -- Bob Liewer, VP of Development, MBK Homes

About the Author
Bassenian/Lagoni Architects of Newport Beach, California, is one of the most active and influential residential design firms in California and the United States. In a recent survey of the top residential architecture firms in California, BLA was ranked #1 in Orange County, San Diego County and the San Francisco Bay Area. The firm also has major projects in such cities as Seattle, Las Vegas, Phoenix and Orlando, as well as major new developments in China and Spain.

Noted as the originator of the "New California Tradition" in residential design, featuring refined, New-World elevations and floor planning inspired by Early California and Old-World architecture, BLA has won numerous design awards and competitions.

Aram Bassenian, AIA, a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley School of Architecture, and founder and chairman of the firm, is a noted speaker at housing design and industry functions and has received a number of prestigious design and marketing awards. He has been credited for bringing a new sense of style and grace to production housing in the United States.

Customer Reviews

california homes
We are building a new house. The pictures and home layouts in this book inspired many new ideas. It was a great resource when feeling overwhelmed with so many options to choose from. Everything in these homes are first class.

Multo-Bene! Aram
This book documents what I have understood for many years. BLA is one the premier american residential architectural firms. Beautiful work! Fabulous projects! A joy to peruse. The book has interior and exterior photos of several "Pure" California design approaches from Spanish, to Coastal, to Tuscan style. If you are building a home, or enjoy good architecture, you will not be disappointed.

Wow! Nice book and for a nice price!
For anyone who loves to do the Sunday-afternoon-drive-around-and-look-at-old-houses thing, this is the book for you. The quality of the photos is really impressive and while I suppose it'd best be described as a coffee-table book, it also contains a fair quantity of information about the houses and their style and influence and history of design.

While there is some history and corollary info, I was saddened to see not a word - not ONE word mind you - mentioned about Pacific Ready-Cut Homes. Perhaps you're thinking "what has that got to do with anything?", let me explain.

This book has quite a bit of info on Pasadena and whilst Pasadena is home to a stunning variety of architecture, it's also home to a wonderful collection of bungalows that were originally ordered as KIT HOMES from Pacific Ready-Cut Homes.

That being said, I was truly impressed with "Pure California" and found it to be a fun, easy read and a beautiful book with wonderful, strong-quality (and richly-colored) photos.

Rose
author, California's Kit Homes