The Nature of Home: Creating Timeless Houses

(Hardback)

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Following in the tradition of populist architects Gil Schafer and Bobby McAlpine, Jeff Dungan designs new traditional houses for today. In this, his first book, Jeff Dungan shares his advice and insight for creating these "forever" houses, and explores eight houses in full, from a beach house on the Gulf coast to a family farm in the Alabama countryside to a Southern lake house. All speak of authenticity, timelessness, and lived history that reveals itself through the natural patinas and flaws that come with age. Dungan is a poet-architect, and he writes with feeling about how his work is inspired by the majesty of nature, like the verticality of the oaks that towered over his childhood ramblings through the woods. Layered in between are thematic essays on the importance of elements such as light, stone, and rooflines in creating a home.

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"Lauded Southern architect Dungan offers a grand vision of the traditional home in his first monograph. His work is bold, big and informed by a deep connection to nature...Epic vistas, cathedral ceilings, stone, shingle and natural light abound.William Abranowiczs photographs capture the dramatic interplay between Dungans creations and the natural world." Business of Home

"Alabama architect Jeff Dungan compiles his lifes work creating houses with soul, enduring materials, and a connection to the land around them." Garden & Gun

Author Bio

Acclaimed Southern architect Jeff Dungan grew up on a small Alabama farm. He has been honored with awards from the American Institute of Architects as well as the 2017 Southeast Architect of the Year Award by Veranda magazine and ADAC. He was named a fellow in 2015 of the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art and has won two coveted Shutze awards from the ICAA. Dungan's work has been featured in Veranda, The Wall Street Journal, Garden & Gun, Southern Living, and House Beautiful.

William Abranowicz is an acclaimed and widely published photographer whose work is found in prestigious collections throughout the world.