This book is concerned essentially with the model of domestic environment in this country, as it has evolved from colonial architecture through current urban projects.
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This book is concerned essentially with the model of domestic environment in this country, as it has evolved from colonial architecture through current urban projects.
"Gwendolyn Wright is an architectural historian. In this volume she ignores the stately public buildings that generally capture the attention of her profession and concentrates entirely on the relatively neglected field of domestic architecture. She traces the design and styling of American homes and their relationship to contemporary ideas, technology, and society...." Roger Starr , New York Times book Review
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Fascinating as study of both architechture and history.,
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This review is from: Building the Dream: A Social History of Housing in America (Paperback)
Wright starts at the beginning and explains how the American experience has effected American architechture, and vice versa. Weaving religious, social and economic conditions into her story of how Americans came to live in the structures that they call home, Wright's book is one of the few "page-turners" that I've encountered among architechture books. It's indespensible to the student of American history. --David Macia
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Good straightforward background to housing,
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Although a little dated, this book provides a good, straightforward, easy to read background on housing in America. It touches on the historical reasons why we prefer the single-family suburban house yet also explores other housing types and their origins.
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disappointing,
This review is from: Building the Dream: A Social History of Housing in America (Paperback)
I was attracted to this book because of its title and description. I was looking for anecdotal descriptions of the evolution of housing... don't want to take the time to go back and remind myself why it was dissappointing but I quickly discarded it as not fullfilling my expectations from the title and description
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