Women and the Making of the Modern House

Women and the Making of the Modern House
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 248
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ISBN-10 : 0300117892
ISBN-13 : 9780300117899
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Book Synopsis Women and the Making of the Modern House by : Alice T. Friedman

Download or read book Women and the Making of the Modern House written by Alice T. Friedman and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investigates how women patrons of architecture were essential catalysts for innovation in domestic architectural design. This book explores the challenges that unconventional attitudes and ways of life presented to architectural thinking, and to the architects themselves.


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