Weekend Utopia: Modern Living in the Hamptons Hardcover – June 5, 2001

Without a doubt the best book on the Hamptons! A must for anyone who wants to understand the evolution of exclusive communities in the US. Cleverly disguised as a coffee table book, it is filled with extraordinary and beautiful photographs, sketches and architectural drawings. Gordon, in his long essay, lays out the history of the place with insight, humor and fascinating detail. The scope is vast and should rivet your attention whether or not you find the Hamptons themselves worth thinking about. Anyone who wants to better understand understand one of the fundamental motivations of American culture and society should sit down with 'Weekend Utopia', preferably on the beach on a warm Sunday.

As a fan of modernist architecture and Long Island history, I received this book with great interest. I wasn't disappointed. Alastair Gordon has written an extremely compelling narrative. The book is beautifully designed. It is my hope that Weekend Utopia will spark a renewed interest in both beach house architecture and lifestyle.

This book is a very interesting and very sad look at what over development and the nouveau riche can do to the beauty, character, and culture of a once-lovely, genteel, semi-rural Eden. Now it's McMansions, ice cream shops, rude drivers, and tacky people.