SIDE NOTES

A new monograph showcasing the work of New York-based architecture firm John B. Murray is a refreshing reminder that classical architecture is alive and well. Their mastery of the vocabulary and sensitivity to proportion is evident in 15 residential projects that range from new country homes and a preserved barn to sensitive additions and prewar apartments in Manhattan. Collaboration with landscape designers, artisans, and builders assures “a simplicity of form and supreme craftsmanship” in work that interprets classical details.

Murray, recipient of multiple Stanford White and Palladio architecture awards, has worked with leading interior designers on these contemporary classics. Never antiquated or stodgy, the rooms are gracious, peaceful, and often playful. Contemporary Classical Architecture: John B. Murray by Elizabeth Brooke Murray Monacelli Press, Sept. 2018 256 pp., $65