Rocky Mountain Modern

Contemporary Alpine Homes

John Gendall

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Monacelli Press
28 June 2022

Residential buildings, domestic buildings; Professional interior design; Interior design, decor & style guides

Rocky Mountain Modern is a collection of the most inspiring modern residences in the Rockies, a region with a surprising but deep history of modernist design

Rocky Mountain Modern presents the most inspiring modern residences set within the stunning landscapes of the Rockies. Perched on cliffsides or nestled into verdant valleys, with expansive picture windows framing breathtaking vistas and natural materials such as wood and stone interpreted in new ways, these striking homes reveal modern living at its best in the mountains.

Indeed, modern design has a deep connection to the region- in the 1940s, Aspen, a former mining town in the Colorado Rockies, became an unlikely bastion of modernism, hosting some of the world's leading designers, including Herbert Bayer, Eero Saarinen, Buckminster Fuller, and Victor Lundy. Over the ensuing decades, a regional modernism developed that blended clean lines, open volumes, and glass walls with the natural features of the rocky landscape and a vernacular that had adapted to the extreme environmental conditions.

Rocky Mountain Modern celebrates this enduring tradition of modernism through the most remarkable residences in the region, designed by such architecture studios as Selldorf Architects, Olson Kundig, and Allied Works in Aspen, Telluride, Vail, Sun Valley, Jackson Hole, and other picturesque locales across the Rocky Mountains, from New Mexico to British Columbia.

By: John Gendall
Imprint: Monacelli Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 260mm, Width: 237mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 1.162kg
ISBN: 9781580935791
ISBN 10: 1580935796
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 28 June 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Gendall is a journalist and communications consultant specializing in architecture. His writing has been published widely, including in the New York Times, New Yorker, Artforum, and Architectural Digest. Gendall has provided communications counsel to a range of clients, including Harvard Graduate School of Design, Rebuild by Design, and the National Endowment for the Arts. He teaches architectural communication at Pratt Institute, and has been a visiting instructor at Harvard Graduate School of Design and Parsons The New School for Design. He holds a Master in Design Studies with Distinction from Harvard Graduate School of Design.

Reviews for Rocky Mountain Modern: Contemporary Alpine Homes

This book looks at stunning modern residences within the landscapes of the Rocky Mountains and how they have incorporated the natural world into their designs. -Veranda