Tree Houses. Fairy Tale Castles in the Air - Reviews
| "The whimsical charm of the simple tree house has been turned on its head by architects, designers, and craftsmen who have let their imagination run riot, as illustrated in popular architecture writer Philip Jodidio’s new book Tree Houses: Fairy Tale Castles in the Sky. TASCHEN’s beautiful book reveals the world’s most spectacular and innovative tree houses—from rustic to ultra contemporary."— Absolutely Kensington, London, United Kingdom |
| «Un tour por cincuenta de las casas en los árboles más bellas del mundo. Algunas fueron diseñadas por arquitectos, otras por personas habilidosas y desconocidas. En la antología encontramos desde una casa de té hasta un hotel o un cuarto de juegos: las casas en árboles pueden tomar la forma de la imaginación. Se podría decir que éstas son el símbolo último del hombre en simbiosis con la naturaleza. El autor, Philip Jodidio, logra introducir al mundo una nueva –y milenaria- ilusión que radica en saber que una casa en un árbol es una opción viable contra el sobrecogimiento que viene de vivir en las ciudades modernas.»— Luzdelevante.com, Alicante, Spain |
| «Coup de cœur. Se réfugier dans les hauteurs d’un arbre et y observer le paysage…C’est un rêve d’enfants qui est resté ancré en nous. Le nouvel ouvrage Tree Houses de Philip Jodidio nous surprend avec de superbes photos qui nous font voyager aux quatre coins du monde pour découvrir ces «maisons dans les arbres» aux architectures envoutantes.»— Visite Déco, Roubaix, France |
| "It’s a book that not only offers a wonderful amount of escapism – met with an inclination to recall the wonder and imagination one felt as a child when met with images of tree-based playgrounds – but a tribute to sustainable living. It’s also a confirmation of how outlandish, experimental and expressive architecture and design can be."— Glass Magazine, London, United Kingdom |
| “German art publisher TASCHEN has been catching our eye for 23 years, with titles under its belt that include the work of Helmut Newton, Vivienne Westwood and Hunter S. Thompson. While no stranger to architecture or design publications, and while - at first glance - it may appear as just another book in that same TASCHEN vein, their latest effort Tree Houses. Fairytale Castles in the Air in partnership with Philip Jodido in many ways marks a departure from the norm… While Tree Houses remains primarily an art-photography book, it reaches out to the majority in a way that the bulk of its predecessors fail to do. Granted, however stunning and vividly reproduced, photographs of the world's most beautiful tree houses are hardly revelatory. But there's something typical of all of us in those images; in a year where natural history writing (Sarah Maitland's Gossip From The Forest and Michael Symmons Roberts and Paul Farley's Edgelands being two of the best) has enjoyed somewhat a renaissance, TASCHEN have provided a visual accompaniment to that seemingly-universally innate childhood-rooted human connection to and desire to commune with nature. Or perhaps that should be colonize.”— The Quietus.com, United States |
| “You don’t need to climb an endless rope ladder or shimmy up an ant-infested trunk to experience the magic of a tree house – a view from the ground is usually transporting enough. But if someone is the type to want more, then this is the book for them. Philip Jodidio has compiled a lush guide to 50 of the world’s best aboreal getaways…”— 1stdibs.com, New York, United States |
| “The next time you consider building or buying a house, consider this: rather than clear trees from a plot of land and pour a foundation into the ground, tap into your childhood imagination and build your house in the trees. Tree Houses: Fairy-Tale Castles in the Air, by Philip Jodidio invites readers to tour 50 tree houses from around the world. Jodidio, who studied economics and art history at Harvard University, served as editor-in-chief of the Connaissance des Arts for over 20 years and is one of the most prolific writers on architecture. The coffee table book, which hit shelves Monday, is a collection of illustrations by Patrick Hruby along with photographs of each house. The author then tours the history of the tree house, from their continued use by the Kombai and Korowai tribes of Indonesia to Cosimo I de’ Medici. “The Swiss Family Robinson,” one of the most famous stories of fictional tree house denizens, makes an appearance as does the work of high-end tree house design and construction company La Cabane Perchee. Well represented among the collection are the rooms at the Treehotel in Harads, Sweden. Among the hotel rooms are a tree house encased in reflective glass and another shaped like a UFO. Also featured is a tea house nestled among cherry blossom branches in Japan. With each house, the book tickles the imagination.”— Washington Post, Washington D.C., United States |
| “Slated as ‘childhood fantasy meets grown-up savoir faire’—which seems like a perfect description for the colossal and deconstructed tree houses cropping up these days—the latest from art/architecture book publisher TASCHEN is Tree Houses: Fairy Tale Castles in the Air. As the title implies, the pages offer a tour of the world's most unusual arboreal abodes, from silky-sleek sanctuaries to rustic cabin complexes…Written by noted architecture author Philip Jodidio and punctuated with cutesy illustrations by Patrick Hruby…”— Curbed.com, New York, United States |
| “Though it’s that time of year when a lot of us find ourselves with a tree inside the house, this book is for those of us who want to take the tree living thing to the next level and actually live in a tree. Show-casing the fifty finest tree-top dwellings in the world Tree Houses. Fairy Tale Castles in the Air is where ecological meets architectural in a harmonious and leafy marriage. Each house is depicted in several photographs as well as one illustration by talent L.A. artist Patrick Hruby (who also created the book’s cover artwork). If Bart Simpson worked for Monocle he’d live in one of these human nest and to be honest if I was rich and didn’t suffer from vertigo so would I.”— Proper Magazine, Stockport, United Kingdom |
| “A beautifully designed book for the child inside and the man with the hammer and hacksaw, outside. Art historian Philip Jodidio takes the reader on a tour of the world’s finest tree houses, from simple perches to sprawling, luxury tree-top hotels, discovering that life among the branches suits mankind down to the ground.”— The Independent Magazine, London, United Kingdom |
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