中文简介：

世界知名建筑师Walter Gropius、Frank Lloyd Wright 和Ludwig Mies van der Rohe等人，在过去120年里利用他们的才能在美国住宅建筑中创造了突破性的创新。虽然风格各异，但这些房子都有一个共同点，那就是对场地和环境的敏感度极高；对当地材料的欣赏；对形式、材料和技术的试验；以及对客户需求的理解。这些标志性的美国房屋展示了自1900年以来设计的50个重要、经典、知名的房屋。

本书以精炼的文字和清新活泼的插图，展示了由Philip Johnson、Richard Neutra、Peter Eisenman、Thomas Gluck等建筑师设计的一系列奢华的建筑杰作。书中包括特别委托的照片、平面图、图纸和建筑师传记，是学生、专业人士、设计爱好者和任何梦想建造自己的房子的人的理想选择。

英文简介：

Some of the world's greatest architects, including Walter Gropius, Frank Lloyd Wright and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, have used their talents to create groundbreaking innovations in American residential architecture over the past 120 years. Though wide-ranging in style, these houses share a remarkable sensitivity to site and context; appreciation of local materials; experimentation with form, materials, and technology; and understanding of clients' needs. Spanning the length and breadth of the United States, The Iconic American House features fifty of the most important, timeless, and recognizable houses designed since 1900.

With pithy text and fresh, vibrant illustrations, this book presents a lavish array of architectural masterpieces designed by architects such as Philip Johnson, Richard Neutra, Peter Eisenman and Thomas Gluck. Specially commissioned and stunning photographs, floor plans, drawings and architect biographies ensure that it is perfect for students, professionals, design aficionados and anyone who dreams of building a house of their own.