Renewing Tradition: The Architecture of Eric J. Smith

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Whether for a plantation guesthouse in South Carolina or a Dutch Colonial home on Long Island Sound, Eric J. Smith's evocative designs are the result of thoughtful planning integrated with a deep understanding of his clients' lives and lifestyles, a design ethos beautifully evident in the book.

From a Georgian home in California and a French Country home on Long Island to a Shelter Island fishing camp, Smith's work is at once an homage to tradition and an expression of the living beauties these traditions still offer. Over the course of a storied career, and often working with prestigious interior designers including Alexa Hampton, David Easton, and William Diamond Smith has garnered a reputation for a kind of personal architecture that is, in each case, in sync with the homeowner, whomever he or she may be, and the place, whether it is oceanfront, on a hillside, or set beside a lake or stream. Renewing Tradition features custom residential projects from New York to California, and Bermuda to the United Kingdom, and Smith's houses, apartments, and country cabins are a revelation, work to be savoured and which will serve to inspire homeowners in search of a guide to achieving comfortable elegance in the home.

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"Hailed as a contemporary master of the traditional, architect Eric J. SmithsRenewing Tradition: The Architecture of Eric J. Smith(Rizzoli, $85) offers inspiration for creating a home that is comfortable, elegant and enduring. Through personal anecdotes, lush photography and artful sketches, Smiths remarkable projects, which include collaborations with David Easton and Steven Gambrel, come to life." ATLANTA HOMES & LIFESTYLES

Author Bio

Eric J. Smith, A.I.A., is the founding principal of the New York-based firm Eric J. Smith Architect.

Marisa Bartolucci is the former executive editor of Metropolis magazine and author of Architecture & Design: NYC.

Alexa Hampton is an award-winning interior designer and author.