Building the Dream: A Social History of Housing in America

by	Gwendolyn Wright

SKU: 9780262730648 Category: HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE Tags: American History, anthropology, architect, architect gifts, architecture, architecture book, architecture books, architecture coffee table books, architecture gifts, art, Art history, british history, business, Cities, coffee table books, coffee table decor, culture, design, economics, Education, England, essays, fashion, finance, food, geography, guide, historical, History, history books, history of architecture, Manhattan, money, mystery, pop culture, Self Help, social science, sociology, trains, travel gifts, urban, world history

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The evolution of housing in America.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. Beginning with Puritan townscape, topics include urban row housing, Big House and slave quarters, factory housing, rural cottages, Victorian suburbs, urban tenements, apartment life, bungalows, company towns, planned residential communities, public housing for the poor, suburban sprawl.

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Weight	0.59 kg
Dimensions	2.19 × 15.4 × 22.86 cm
by	Gwendolyn Wright
Format	Paperback
Language	English
Pages	350
Publisher	MIT Press
Year Published	1983-4-11
Imprint	The MIT Press
Publication City/Country	USA
ISBN 10	0262730642
About The Author	Gwendolyn Wright is an architectural historian.

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