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Facing Southwest: The Life & Houses of John Gaw Meem

Chris Wilson

Long recognized for his landmark public buildings in Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and Colorado Springs, John Gaw Meem's name is synonymous with Santa Fe style. A book filled with dazzling photographs of the southwest landscape and Meem's signature houses, Facing Southwest explores Meem's signature design elements and numerous examples of his unique Spanish- and Pueblo-influenced residences.

Book Details

  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
  • Publish Date: Jun 17th, 2005
  • Pages: 184
  • Language: English
  • Edition: Revised - undefined
  • Dimensions: 10.20in - 8.50in - 0.55in - 1.49lb
  • EAN: 9780393731750
  • Categories: Buildings - ResidentialHistory - Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945)Individual Architects & Firms - General

About the Author

Wilson, Chris: - Chris Wilson teaches at the University of New Mexico. He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Praise for this book

[A] sophisticated and well-written book that will appeal to historians of American modernism and casual aficionados of the southwestern style.--Victoria Solan, University of Chicago "Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians"