What We’re Reading: Mountain Modern: Contemporary Homes in High Places

Simpson Lee House, Mount Wilson, New South Wales, Australia © Glen Murcutt
Piloet, Chamonix, France © Chevallier Architectes
IT Cabin, Clear Lake, California, USA © Taalman Koch Architecture

Mountain Modern by Thames & Hudson is a visual sourcebook of 25 architect-designed homes in mountain settings, written by Dominic Bradbury and photographed by Richard Powers. It features houses ranging from a converted railway station to the first and only house designed by Ai Wei Wei (with HHF Architects). Organised into three sections, ‘Cabin’, ‘Chalet’ and ‘Villa’, it covers projects from around the world, from upstate New York to the Isle of Skye. The book also explores the heritage of alpine architecture, which has inspired many of architects of the 20th century, including Le Corbusier and Carlo Molino.

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