Product Description

Charles Rose embraces the vast and varied panorama of the American landscape. Sensitive to his sites, the architect recognizes the poetry of every locale and uses his fascination with place as a central character in his designs. Regionalism, a term at times used to underrate architecture that is seen as too parochial or that eschews universal "truths" (most often those of modernism) in favor of a local style, becomes a practice of the highest order in the hands of Rose, one of America's most accomplished young architects. With both the rigor of geometry and a commitment to ecosensitivity, his work is as attuned to the dense urban fabric of New York City as it is to the rural outback of Wyoming. The profile of his award-winning Paintrock Camp in Hyattville, Wyoming, follows the contours of a nearby canyon; Roses's adaptive reuse of an industrial structure in New York City's Chelsea neighborhood preserves the existing streetscape while creating a seamless flow between inside and out; and the shape of his United States Port of Entry project in Del Rio, Texas, was determined by the scorching Texan sun and features sustainable landscapes.

With surprising use of volumes, materials, and geometries, agile movement of spaces, and an active language of planes and lines, Rose creates dynamic, expressive architecture that reminds us that buildings can be both sensitive to their locale and embrace the timeless principles of geometry, material, light, and shadow.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #640348 in Books
• Published on: 2006-03-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

Review
Mr. Rose is distinquishing himself with public structures and houses of ethereal lines, space and light. -- The New York Times, December 15, 2005

About the Author
Charles B. Rose is principal of Charles Rose Architects, based in Somerville Massachusetts. He holds a B.A. from Princeton University and a Master of Architecture degree from the GSD at Harvard University.

Customer Reviews

Great intro to modern architecture
I'm not an architect but I love modern style houses... I also hate blah-blah-blah architecture books... so I loved this book. Beautiful pictures of interesting homes and public buildings. Text that is there is pithy and interesting to read.

I am now going to buy a copy for my nephew who is thinking of becoming an architect. It's fun.

mediocre local architectural works
His name was out when he was still married to Maryann Thompson from "Thompson and Rose Architects" days. Now, they are on their separate ways. Maryann Thompson was a visiting faculty at MIT and Harvard and that brought them the works, mostly residential, very regional.

Now, on his separate way in 2000s, he puts together of his works in this book but I don't find much of the consistency compared to his old days with Thompson or any architect of his age. The design got younger and the project scale got bigger. But I still find the actual experience of his space only dwells in the book better than the real time. It is difficult to become a master designer in Architecture, indeed but I wonder if this book is any better than magazines that show residential works. Is it original or inspiring other young architects? I am afraid to say neither. Just another local designer. I suggest anyone pass over this book and look for real masters' works.

BTW, he is not Peter Rose from Harvard GSD. Often people get confused with these two.