American Architects and the Single-Family Home: Lessons Learned from the Architects' Small House Service Bureau

American Architects and the Single-Family Home: Lessons Learned from the Architects' Small House Service Bureau

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American Architects and the Single-Family Home

explains how a small group of architects started the Architects' Small House Service Bureau in 1919 and changed the course of twentieth-century residential design for the better. Concepts and principles they developed related to public spaces, private spaces, and service spaces for living; details about the books they published to promote good design; as well as new essays from contemporary practitioners will inspire your own designs. More than 200 black and white images.

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Book information

ISBN: 9781138837836
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Imprint: Routledge
Pub date:
DEWEY: 728.370973
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Weight: 453g
Height: 234mm
Width: 156mm
Spine width: 15mm