Dominic Bradbury: Living in the Landscape, Gebunden

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A collection of twenty-three houses by Omar Gandhi, the multi-award-winning rising star of the Canadian architecture scene.

The unique houses designed and built by Canadian architect Omar Gandhi and his team over the last fifteen years offer a series of respectful responses to the landscape. Living in the Landscape: Omar Gandhi Architects surveys twenty-three such houses, beginning with the most recent work in sites and settings that are both engaging and inspirational. These are original, creative, imaginative works of architecture, yet they are also sensitive, timely buildings that seek an understanding with the land rather than seeking to impose themselves upon it. Gandhi's design philosophy places sustainability at the heart of the architectural process, yet these are homes that also seek connections with the hills, mountains and rugged coastlines of Canada, while maintaining constant appreciation of the inherent natural beauty of these surroundings.

Chapters devoted to twenty-three houses - including a number of previously unpublished projects - are complemented by a substantial introduction and other sections devoted to the practice and its design process. With bespoke photography throughout, which places these original homes in the context of the open landscape, the book serves as both a detailed monograph and an aspirational guide to the best in contemporary Canadian residential architecture.