The Sea Ranch: Architecture, Environment, and Idealism
Joseph Becker, Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher
SFMOMA & Delmonico Books/Prestel, December 2018

Hardcover | 9-1/2 x 11 inches | 176 pages | 126 illustrations | English | ISBN: 978-3791357843 | $60.00

Publisher Description:
Situated on a ten-mile stretch of rugged Northern California coastline, The Sea Ranch was conceived as a retreat from urban living with connection to nature as a guiding principle. This striking book examines the development of the site?s master plan and iconic early designs through sketches, drawings, and contemporary and archival photographs of its astonishing landscapes and distinctive timber-framed structures. A collection of essays that consider The Sea Ranch in relation to popular leisure destinations and within the context of the architectural history of California are accompanied by conversations with designers and others associated with the project from its inception. This book showcases the exemplary balance between land stewardship and modernist architecture that has made The Sea Ranch a model for living in harmony with nature.dDAB Commentary: Including Sea Ranch in my 2017 book 100 Years, 100 Landscape Designs was a no-brainer. Although I've yet to go there (it's on my must-see list), it's such an important and influential project for the way it integrated buildings and landscapes, retained the character of the place (ten miles of Pacific coastline in Northern California), and develop...