The Watercolors of Skurman Architects - by Clive Aslet (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

This portfolio contains fifty watercolor prints and an accompanying hardback book that celebrates architectural drawings from Skurman Architects.

This portfolio contains 50 watercolor prints and an accompanying hardback book. These architectural drawings come from the San Francisco office of Skurman Architects, founded by Andrew Skurman in 1992, which is known for the elegance of its work in the different classical styles. Accompanied by a text explaining the context of the projects and photographs showing the richness of the finished buildings, the drawings have been printed as separate sheets which can be taken out and unfolded, for close study or so that they can be framed and displayed.

Showing some of the most luxurious private houses in the United States and beyond, these watercolor elevations are a tribute to the clients who commissioned such beautiful dwellings, whether in the city, the suburbs or on large plots in the country.

Drawing is the essence of architecture, expressing the architect's ideas in as clear a manner as possible. Skurman Architects' drawings are as clear as they are beautiful. Shape and proportion are expressed in their purest form.

The included prints: 21 prints. 270mm x 270mm.; 18 prints. 270mm x 540mm.; 8 prints. 270mm x 810mm.; 3 prints. 270mm x 1080mm. Overall portfolio size is 287mm (h) x 287mm (w) x 50mm (d) .

About the Author

Clive Aslet is a visiting professor of Architecture at the University of Cambridge and the publisher of Triglyph Books. For many years he worked at the magazine Country Life, where he was editor from 1993 until 2006. Since publishing The American Country House with Yale University Press in 1990 he has written widely about American architecture among other subjects. Clive's titles for Triglyph include Old Homes, New Life: The Resurgence of the British Country House; Living Tradition: The Architecture and Urbanism of Hugh Petter and Sir Edwin Lutyens: Britain's Greatest Architect?