Poetics of Home: Essays and Spaces by Laney La

POETICS of HOME is the debut monograph by Laney LA: an award-winning architecture and design studio driven by the conviction that great architecture can inspire the best in humanity. A rising star of residential design on the LA scene, Laney LA has established a reputation for combining an exquisite poetic sensibility with a profound appreciation of raw materiality while also ensuring a beneficial impact on local neighborhoods and the wider environment. Lavishly illustrated with diagrams, plans, and stunning photography, this book features a succession of enlightening essays and architectural case studies that provide an in-depth understanding of the studio’s underlying philosophy and real word successes in Los Angeles and elsewhere, showcasing the team’s visionary, thoughtful and original approaches to the concept of home.

Anthony Laney is the founding partner of Laney LA, a Los Angeles-based architecture studio known for crafting timeless, contemporary residences across California. His work investigates the emotional and experiential dimensions of home, earning recognition from the AIALA and publications such as Architectural Digest, Dwell, and Dezeen. A dedicated advocate for creative collaboration, Anthony frequently speaks on architecture and entrepreneurship, and has taught design communication and drawing at the USC School of Architecture. The Poetics of Home is his debut book--a visual meditation on nine residences that explore how architecture can shape identity, memory, and belonging.Sam Lubell is Editor at Large at Metropolis. He has written more than ten books about architecture for Phaidon, Rizzoli, The Monacelli Press, and Metropolis Books. He writes for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Fast Company, Architectural Digest, Wallpaper, Dwell, and other publications. He has co-curated four major architecture exhibitions and taught at Syracuse University School of Architecture, Columbia University GSAPP, and Arizona State University The Design School.