Book Provides Glimpse into Internationally Renowned Architect's Work

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Art comes in many shapes and sizes. Whether you're a film fanatic, voracious reader or a student of history's greatest painters, art has plenty to offer.

Perhaps no art form is more pervasive in our daily lives than the art of architecture, surrounding us at virtually every turn. Be they novice fans or architecture afficionados, fans of this most prevalent art form can take a journey through the architectural designs and stunning works of architect Charles R. Stinson with the book Compositions in Nature. Known for his distinctive style of balancing space and light to create designs that are both translucent and grounded, Stinson has been featured in every edition of 100 of the World's Best Houses.

"Architecture is about the invisible, like faith," he says. "It's about manifesting the dreams people have."

For more than 30 years, Stinson has honed an original compositional methodology that encompasses a range of site conditions and geographical locations. His projects range from a bank to a poolside gazebo, an entire master-planned community to a condominium, a new lakeside or urban home to a rural renovation. Many of these outstanding projects are featured in this monograph.

The 256-page book features full-color photographs by Peter Bastianelli-Kerze and poetic text written by Camille LeFevre. Original compositional sketches add an intimate component to this collection interspersed with the behind-the-scene philosophy of one of the country's most recognizable and respected artists of architecture.

Charles R. Stinson Architects: Compositions in Nature is published by Images Publishing in Australia. Order a copy today from amazon.com or barnesandnoble.com and take a journey through a Charles R. Stinson masterpiece.