Lake Arrowhead Architecture - Diane Wilk

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Résumé :
Located in the mountains above San Bernardino is a surprising enclave of significant architecture built by some of the region's most important architects. The Lake Arrowhead area was long a getaway for the rich and famous, who brought many of the architects they used down the mountain to design their hidden hideaways on their own private lake. Things have changed since the golden age of building, and the area, while still private, is enjoyed by a far broader sector of the population. Yet the legacy of that early architecture and the transformation into a modern resort community is still intact and enjoyed by new generations of mountain residents. This book explores the area's architecture from its early history as a logging and cattle ranching community to its flourishing as a secret hideaway for the Hollywood crowd to its current status as a mountain resort for Southern Californians.

Biographie:
Diane Wilk grew up spending her summers in Lake Arrowhead and has been in practice as an architect with her husband, Michael Burch, FAIA, for the past 24 years. Wilk previously was the director of graduate programs in architecture and urban design at the University of Colorado, where as a tenured faculty member, she taught design, drawing, and architectural history. In addition to writing about architecture, her built work has been exhibited internationally and has appeared in a number of books and articles.