4 + 1 Peter Salter, Building Projects

The first book devoted to Peter Salter's work in 12 years, Building Projects shows off a number of the architect's works in Japan, including the Osaka Folly, Thai Fish Restaurant, Kamiichi Mountain Pavilion and Inami Woodcarving Museum. The reader watches the projects come to life in sketch, wash, presentation drawings and working drawings, culminating in photographs of the completed buildings. Peter beard, Rober Harbison and other insightful critics examine Salter's use of regionalism and vernacular form and detail. Also includes a look at the architect's as-yet-unpublished project, A Folly for Glasgow. Dimension: 8 x 12 inches, 100 color and b&w reproductions.