By H. Philip Staats
ISBN-10: 1442224274
ISBN-13: 9781442224278
With ethereal extensive patios, thick adobe partitions, and warm-colored tile roofs, Californian structure is superbly special. The made of many architects, it combines the concord and colour of Spanish colonial kind with the very best of yank structure. it truly is encouraged by way of the play of light on gentle surfaces in addition to the distinction of deep shadows. right here, the place gardens are a lot part of the home, the houses became a part of the garden.
In 1929, H. Philip Staats awarded 231 images and plans of the rebuilt Santa Barbara: its public and advertisement structures, houses, interiors, and gardens. This booklet comprises that assortment, and is intended to function an proposal for these making plans and adorning within the Hispanic styles.
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