Description
Santa Fe has always been good at holding contradictions: ancient and modern, austere and generous, deeply regional yet outward-looking. This book understands that instinctively. Rather than treating modern architecture as an interruption in the city’s history, Santa Fe Modern shows how contemporary houses grow naturally out of the high desert—responding to light, wind, and topography with a confidence that feels earned rather than imposed.
The homes featured here rely on clarity of form and restraint of palette, but never feel closed off. Long portals, deep porches, courtyards, and expanses of glass pull the landscape directly into daily life. Adobe sits comfortably beside steel and glass, not as a nostalgic gesture but as a practical and cultural material—adapted to modern needs without losing its roots.
Casey Dunn’s photographs give these spaces room to breathe. The images linger on shadows, thresholds, and the way art and architecture share the same visual language. What comes through most clearly is a sense of place: architecture shaped by climate and culture, but unafraid of abstraction or rigor. A book for anyone interested in how modernism can be both precise and deeply connected to the land.
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