Arichlyillustratedandelegantvolumeshowcasingbeautifullydesignedstablesbycontemporaryarchitectsanddesignerstheworldover.FromaranchintheU.S.andaFinnishfarmsteadtoaSpanishhaciendaandAustralianoutbackhome,Stablesisacelebrationofhorsesandtheirextraordinarylodgings.Internationalinscope,rangingfromtraditionaltocontemporaryinflavor,thesestables--builtofwood,metal,andstone--areexemplarsofthefinesttasteindesign.Theallureofhousinghorsesisastoryofarchitecture,design,landscape,andauniquewayoflivinginmagnificentplaces--andspaces--thataremadeexclusivelyforhorsesandforthosewholovethem.Thebookalsoexploresindoorandoutdoorarenas,paddocks,andgardens,providingahumanefacetotheotherwisefunctionalbuildings.Socialspacesforthehorses,riders,andvisitorsalsoplayanimportantroleinfillingouttheprojects,makingstablesnotjustplacesforsportbutalsoforentertainmentandleisure.Thereisabeautyherethatreflectsthemajestyoftheseanimals,thedistinctivelandscapesinwhichtheyareset,andthecreativevisionsoftheowners,architects,anddesignerswhohaveallbroughtthemintobeing.Beautifullyphotographed,thebookissuretointeresthorseaficionadosaswellasallthoseinterestedinengaging,clean,human-scaleddesign.
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