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Though it began in the 1970s as a simple solution for city-based American artists to find affordable housing with space to work, the practice of creatively renovating and inhabiting the loft spaces of downtown buildings is now viewed as a part of the urban culture, and is for many a coveted way of life. This chunky little book explores the most intriguing and innovative of these open, airy, unapologetically industrial spaces. More than 100 lofts are toured, illustrated in more than 1000 color photographs, showcasing everything from glass-walled, wood-paneled expanses that could double as roller skating rinks to white-washed nook-and-cranny apartments with the barest of accessories. Here too are office spaces that, whether or not they inhabit an actual loft, borrow heavily from the "loft chic" of exposed ceiling structures and light fixtures, open floor plans, and industrial-grade fittings.
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