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Read * Colcord: Home PDF by * Bret Parsons eBook or Kindle ePUB Online free. Colcord: Home William G. Troiano said Classic Architecture Always In Style. Bret Parsons has done a wonderful job bringing Colcord and his architecture to life. The book has appeal for architects, designers, historians and those who just love traditional architecture. Having grown up in the area where most of his homes were built, I had seen many of his homes, but never knew the name of the architect. The book is richly filled with floor plans, marvelous illustrations from the past and present and wonderful d
| Title | : | Colcord: Home |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.79 (546 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1883318882 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 159 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-02 |
| Language | : | English |
In the 1920s Southern California exploded as the greatest home-building region in the world. Complete with architectural renderings and photographs.. Beaux-Arts trained architect Gerard Colcord flourished there, creating four hundred estates between 1924 and 1984. Real estate expert Bret Parsons culled through ten thousand original documents and interviewed three hundred past and present Colcord homeowners to complete this intimate portrait of the man and his homes
. Parsons has renovated several homes in Los Angeles and currently resides in Hancock Park. Mr. A sixteen-year career in the architecture and design industry, with many of those years spent in the executive suite at Pacific Design Center, led in 2002 to his forming Bret Parsons Associates, which offers residential mortgage services and real-estate consulting. About the Author Bret Parsons developed his love for houses during the summers spent at his grandparents' home, which he decribes as a "Cliff May meets Royal Barry Wills" ranch house in Northern California
William G. Troiano said Classic Architecture Always In Style. Bret Parsons has done a wonderful job bringing Colcord and his architecture to life. The book has appeal for architects, designers, historians and those who just love traditional architecture. Having grown up in the area where most of his homes were built, I had seen many of his homes, but never knew the name of the architect. The book is richly filled with floor plans, marvelous illustrations from the past and present and wonderful descriptive text. I would love to see Bret Parsons do more books on some of the other architects who practiced in Southern California during what I believe to be the golden age of reside. "Colcord: Home" according to Stephen J. Titus. Colcord: Home - is a wonderful book, especially for those of us who like to study architectural plans to understand the photographs of a residential building. The then and now photos and the interior drawings by Colcord make the book really relevant.. I want a Colcord Home After reading and relishing Bret Parsons book Colcord Home, I found myself longing to climb onto a window seat in one of those beautiful homes, pick up a good book, and with a fire in the fireplace, read all day. Bret and photographer, Mary Nichols, capture the feeling of a romantic era and what the word Home should mean. I especially like the well researched stories the author includes about celebrities who lived in these houses. Usually, I flip through a book of this sort, enjoying the photographs, but I don't read it.
Parsons has renovated several homes in Los Angeles and currently resides in Hancock Park. . Mr. Bret Parsons developed his love for houses during the summers spent at his grandparents' home, which he decribes as a "Cliff May meets Royal Barry Wills" ranch house in Northern California. A sixteen-year career in the architecture and design industry, with many of those years spent in the executive suite at Pacific Design Center, led in 2002
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