Within a Sky Full of Earth

This dazzling sequel to Hollywood at Home takes readers on an international tour of the most spectacular homes that have graced the pages of Architectural Digest, the world’s leading design publication since Paige Rense became editor in chief in 1970.
Featuring thirty homes, Private Views collects in one volume the best in interior design and architecture as determined by Paige Rense and her editors. Readers will learn the virtues of island living through David Bowie and Iman’s idyllic Caribbean retreat; take in the breathtaking views from Giorgio Armani’s cliffside villa; wander the rooms and sprawling grounds of the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland’s castle; and tour Catherine the Great’s Chinese-inspired jewel box of a house, among many others.
Paige Rense joined Architectural Digest in 1970 and shortly thereafter was named editor in chief. Under her direction, the Los Angeles–based magazine has become the world’s leading design publication. She is the editor of Abrams’ Hollywood at Home and author of nine books on interior style and design.

Private Views: Inside the World's Greatest Homes, by Paige Rense
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST • HARRY N. ABRAMS • HARDCOVER • 224 PAGES • OCT 2007


Very small buildings have a special appeal. The constraints of space and cost can actually liberate the imagination. Most of the projects in this book consist of no more than a few key spaces, in many cases just a single space. They are united only by their compact nature, the pleasure that they can provide and the intelligence that they embody. A brief introduction is followed by five thematic chapters: Public Realm, Community Spaces, On the Move, Compact Living and Extra Space. The 53 case studies include a park bench that transforms into a shelter for the homeless in Australia, an inflatable treetop structure for rainforest observation, a portable house for victims of hurricane Katrina, a transportable church in Finland and a suspended office in France.
Ruth Slavid is Special Projects Editor for the Architects Journal.

Micro - Very Small Buildings, by Ruth Slavid
LAURENCE KING PUBLISHING • HARDBACK • 224 PAGES • SET 2007