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Explores the social, cultural, and expressive history of housing during two periods: the large-scale developments in the 1920s, and the widespread modernist principles in the 1970s. A theoretical and historical inquiry, the text also aims to inspire the design of modern housing.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rowe, Peter G.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1993.
Subjects:
Housing > History > 20th century > Case studies.
Housing development > History > 20th century > Case studies.
Architecture, Domestic > Case studies.
ARCHITECTURE/Urban Design
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Explores the social, cultural, and expressive history of housing during two periods: the large-scale developments in the 1920s, and the widespread modernist principles in the 1970s. A theoretical and historical inquiry, the text also aims to inspire the design of modern housing.
Physical Description:1 online resource (408 pages) : illustrations.
ISBN:0262367912
9780262367912
DOI:10.7551/mitpress/4727.001.0001