Elizabeth Roberts Architects

Collected Stories

Elizabeth Roberts, Christine Coulson, Alanna Stang , Wendy Goodman

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Monacelli Press
03 October 2024

Individual architects & architectural firms; Residential buildings, domestic buildings; Professional interior design

Over the past decades, Elizabeth Roberts Architects has built a practice of specificity. Whether breathing new life into a historic townhouse or imparting a sense of place into a ground-up contemporary home, Roberts dissolves the boundaries between architecture, interior design, and objects. Her sensitive approach and timeless aesthetic have earned her firm not only wide acclaim and AD100 status, but also a devoted following.

The 18 projects featured in this book, among them chic city townhouses and brownstones, contemporary mountain retreats, and a restored country farmhouse, as well as commercial and cultural commissions, and ERA's designs for wallpaper and furniture, reflect Roberts's dedication to reframing the distinctions between history and modernity. Varied in their typologies, all are remarkable for being refined but warm, composed but informal, contemporary but enduring, qualities that have earned Roberts a clientele that includes Hollywood luminaries, celebrated fashion designers, and media moguls.

Interspersed throughout the projects are hand-drawn sketches; historical ephemera such as postcards, archival photos, and antique maps related to each site; and short fictional vignettes written by renowned novelist Christine Coulson, which add dimension, context, and surprise.

By: Elizabeth Roberts
Foreword by: Wendy Goodman
Contributions by: Christine Coulson, Alanna Stang
Imprint: Monacelli Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 305mm, Width: 229mm,
ISBN: 9781580935869
ISBN 10: 1580935869
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 03 October 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Elizabeth Roberts, AIA, began her solo practice shortly after completing her graduate studies in historic preservation at Columbia University and undergraduate studies in architecture at UC Berkeley. A native of Northern California, the award-winning Roberts lives and works in New York City. Christine Coulson is the author of Metropolitan Stories (Other Press, 2019) and One Woman Show (Avid Reader/Simon & Schuster, 2023). Wendy Goodman is the designer editor of New York magazine and the author of May I Come In? (Abrams, 2018). Alanna Stang is cofounder of Well Said, a narrative strategy consultancy, and coauthor of The Green House: New Directions in Sustainable Architecture (Princeton Architectural Press, 2005).

Reviews for Elizabeth Roberts Architects: Collected Stories

‘A volume that defies coffee-table expectations.’ – AD Pro ‘To complement the striking photography and breadth of imagination, short fictional vignettes written by novelist Christine Coulson bring even more life into the architect’s most impressive projects.’ – Galerie ‘Fancy a new coffee table book for inspiration? Award-winning architect Elizabeth Roberts, who has her own studio Elizabeth Roberts Architects, just released her first monograph filled with stunning images of her work along with sketches, and fiction vignettes by novelist Christine Coulson.’ – 10 Magazine