Rocky Mountain Modern - Contemporary Alpine Homes - Grand Format

Rocky Mountain Modern presents the most inspiring modern residences set within the stunning landscapes of the Rockies Perched on cliffsides or nestled into valleys, with expansive windows framing breathtaking vistas and natural materials such as wood and stone interpreted in new ways, these striking homes reveal modern living at its best in the mountains. Modern design is deeply connected to the Rockies : in the 1940s Aspen became an unlikely bastion of modernism, hosting the world's leading designers, including Herbert Bayer and Eero Saarinen.
Over the ensuing decades, a regional modernism developed, blending clean lines, open volumes, and glass walls with a vernacular adapt. to the extreme environment a. landscape. This book celebrates this enduring tradition of modernism through remarkable residences of the Rockies, from New Mexico to British Columbia.