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His involvement in them ranges from mentor to principal architect and designer, but all are collaborations, and in each chapter he focuses attention on a person who was particularly instrumental in realizing the project, whether the interior designer, the landscape architect, the contractor, a craftsperson, or the client.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With an authoritative text by seasoned architecture and design writer Mitchell Owens and specially commissioned photography by Richard Powers, \u003ci\u003eJohn Ike: 9 Houses\/9 Stories\u003c\/i\u003e explores and celebrates the inextricable bond between the architect and those who implement his vision, a give-and-take that results in singularly designed residences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes Color Photographs and Architectural Plans \u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43128847237298,"sku":"9780865654273","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780865654273.jpg?v=1786015818"},{"product_id":"9780847836413","title":"Great Inspiration","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne client, multiple decorators, extraordinarily influential rooms—an intimate look at the interiors of a design aficionada both working with preeminent interior designers and creating her own environments.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe decorating evolution of Bryan—one of the great patrons of interior design—has gone from classic modernism to sumptuous traditionalism to romantic eclecticism and everything in between, with the collaboration of such renowned interior designers as Tom Britt, Mica Ertegun, Susan Gutfreund, Mark Hampton, and Studio Peregalli Sartori. 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