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The Iconic House by Dominic Bradbury

The Iconic House

Architectural Masterworks Since 1900

Dominic Bradbury, Richard Powers

WW Norton · Print & ebook · September 9, 2025

Now available in an updated edition and attractive new format, this essential book on modern architecture presents over one hundred of the most significant houses of the past hundred years.

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Who it’s for
Explore houses built since 1900 through concise texts, floor plans, drawings, and photographs.
Genres
Residential Architecture, Contemporary Architecture (1945-), Architecture Photography
Published
WW Norton, September 9, 2025

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Now available in an updated edition and attractive new format, this essential book on modern architecture presents over one hundred of the most significant houses of the past hundred years. The Iconic House features over one hundred of the most important and influential houses designed and built since 1900.

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With seminal works by Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Mies van der Rohe, as well as modern-day greats like Tadao Ando, Rem Koolhaas, and Herzog & de Meuron, this book brings to life a stunning array of architectural masterpieces. Wide-ranging in both geographical scope and artistic style, the houses share an appreciation of local materials and building traditions and a careful understanding of clients’ needs. Each house, however, is the result of a unique approach that makes it groundbreaking for its time. Now, fully updated, the book features iconic houses recently constructed, as well as concise, informative texts, specially commissioned photographs, floor plans, and drawings. The Iconic House remains an ideal overview of contemporary architects and architecture, for design-lovers and professionals alike.

Houses Since 1900

Explore houses built since 1900 through concise texts, floor plans, drawings, and photographs.

Come here for

  • Houses designed by Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Tadao Ando
  • Floor plans, drawings, and specially commissioned photographs

Expect

  • Wide geographical scope and varied architectural styles
  • Attention to local materials, building traditions, and clients’ needs

Where it sits

Residential Architecture70%
Contemporary Architecture (1945-)46%
Architecture Photography30%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Residential Architecture
  • Contemporary Architecture (1945-)
  • Buildings
Authors
Dominic Bradbury, Richard Powers
Publisher
WW Norton
Published
September 9, 2025
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Residential Architecture