Architecture: residential Books
Gta Verlag Residential Towers
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£63.75
JOVIS Verlag Gelebte Utopie: Die Terrassenhaussiedlung der
Book SynopsisThe Werkgruppe Graz designed the terraced housing estate in Graz-St. Peter in 1965, during a period of societal upheaval. The complex was eventually built between 1972 and 1978. The planning group—members of the avant-garde artists’ association Forum Stadtpark—took a stand against the established system of residential construction, which was characterized by monotone design and the urban sprawl of single-family homes. Instead, they championed the utopian approach of involving residents in the planning process, which was reflected in the development’s basic structuralist framework with adaptable living units. Comprised of four terraced housing blocks in exposed concrete at the edge of Graz, the estate’s sculptural, brutalist appearance received international acclaim. Gelebte Utopie is the first book to provide a collection of texts of architectural commentary and context on the settlement. It additionally offers insights into the inhabitants’ living spaces and is enriched with artistic projects.
£24.70
JOVIS Verlag Slow Urban Planning: Tribsees’ Zukunft machen
Book SynopsisObwohl der öffentliche Raum im Osten Deutschlands nach der Wende aufwendig saniert wurde, leiden viele Kleinstädte und Dörfer unter Wegzug und Leerstand. So auch Tribsees in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, wo zurzeit 70 von 240 Häusern in der Innenstadt unbewohnt sind. Ein Team aus Künstler*innen und Student*innen rund um Ton Matton bespielte im Jahr 2020 einige dieser Häuser, um gemeinsam mit den Bewohner*innen Möglichkeiten und Konzepte für die Zukunft ihrer Stadt auszuloten: Mit viel Improvisation und nicht immer ganz im Rahmen des Gesetzes entstanden neue Erzählungen eines städtischen Miteinanders, das auf individueller Verantwortung, (Selbst-)Versorgung und lokaler Produktion basiert. Slow Urban Planning dokumentiert nicht nur das Projekt mit seinen künstlerischen Arbeiten, die etwa im Rahmen der Tribsees Centenniale entstanden. Es beleuchtet auch, wie stadtplanerische Prozesse gemeinhin verlaufen und wie Regelwerke angepasst werden könnten, um performative Prozesse besser zu integrieren.
£26.55
Die Gestalten Verlag Insiders & Company: The New Artisans of Interior
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£32.00
De Gruyter Wohnungsbau: Kostengünstige Modelle für die
Book SynopsisBezahlbarer Wohnraum ist derzeit in vielen Städten Europas Mangelware. Um den Bedarf zu decken, braucht es überzeugende Modelle und Perspektiven für die Zukunft. Wie aber können die Kosten reduziert werden, ohne die Qualität des Wohnens einzuschränken? Dieses Buch dokumentiert herausragende aktuelle Wohnungsbauten aus ganz Europa, die sich durch ihre Qualität auszeichnen und gleichzeitig mit reduzierten Baukosten realisiert werden konnten. Konstruktive Lösungen, die bedachte Materialwahl, spezifische Bauprozesse und konkrete Planungsvoraussetzungen trugen jeweils zu diesem Ergebnis bei. Die Projekte werden ausführlich mit Fotos, Texten, Grundrissen und Detailzeichnungen dokumentiert. In einem einführenden Teil greifen verschiedene Essays das Thema aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven auf.
£39.15
De Gruyter Weiter Nutzen: Landwirtschaftliche Gebäude im
Book SynopsisBauernhäuser prägen die Identität der Allgäuer Kulturlandschaft seit Jahrhunderten.Die Zukunft bäuerlicher Hofstellen ist jedoch durch den Strukturwandel der Landwirtschaft bedroht,mit den Bauten droht die Kulturlandschaft zu verschwinden.Die Publikation Weiter Nutzen zeigt rund zwanzig besonders interessante Projekte, in denen dieAltbausubstanz landwirtschaftlicher Gebäude auf vorbildliche Weise zu neuem Leben erweckt wurde. Damitsollen Eigentümer innen und potentielle Bauherr inn en angeregt werden, mit dem sensiblen Erhalt ihrerHöfe einen Beitrag zum authentischen Gesamterscheinungsbild der Region zu leisten. Gegliedert werden diehochwertig fotografierten und gestalteten Präsentationen der Projekte nach spezifischen Landschaftsbilderndes Allgäus.Speziell für die Buchpublikation von Studierenden der Hochschule Augsburg erstellte Planunterlagen erlaubeneinen guten Vergleich vor und nach der Umbauphase der jeweiligen Hofstellen.Begleitend erörtern eine Historikerin, Architekt innen, Landschaftsplaner, Museumsleiter und ein ehemaligerKreisbaumeister Entwicklung und Perspektive der Baukultur, Typologie und Sanierungsmöglichkeiten. Dasunterstreicht die Betrachtung der jeweiligen Fälle, die in einer Synopse mit Projektdaten verglichenwerden. Ein Fachteil gibt abschließend konkrete praktische Ratschläge zum Umbau.Zudem ist eine Bildstrecke mit historischen Fotografien eingewoben, die einen Einblick in vergangene Zeitender Allgäuer Kulturlandschaft gewährt.
£32.78
Spector Books Housing After the Neoliberal Turn: International
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£16.00
Loft Publications Brick Architecture: Layer by Layer
Book SynopsisAn illustrated celebration of architecture with bricks - the most traditional, inexpensive and flexible of building materials - in a series of recent modern projects. Bricks have been in constant use for a long time. Brick is inexpensive and flexible in its use and today the appreciation for its versatile application, constructive qualities and eco-efficiency remains intact. This book presents selected designs in detailed descriptions accompanied by beautiful images, site and floor plans, elevations and sections. Focusing on residential and interior architecture, this impressive volume is a celebration of contemporary brick architecture, a great exploration of the most surprising, fascinating and inspiring recent projects.
£35.96
The University of Chicago Press Symbolic Space
Book SynopsisExploring the social and cultural hierarchies established in 18th-century France, this volume illustrates how the conceptual basis of the modern house and the physical layout of the modern city emerged from debates among theoretically innovative French architects of the 18th-century.
£30.40
The University of Chicago Press The Porch
Book SynopsisSolidly grounded in ideas, ecology, and architecture, Charlie Hailey's The Porch takes us on a journey along the edges of nature where the outside comes in, hosts meet guests, and imagination runs wild.Trade Review"The weighty intimations of myth on these pages are leavened by the book's beautifully prosaic and practical accounts of porch architecture. There could hardly be a more timely book when breathing walls, like bodies, are places where experiences of necessity meet those of freedom."-- "David Leatherbarrow, University of Pennsylvania" "The Porch displays the best traits of university press books: an enormous body of research, backed by years of careful engagement with intellectual and cultural history, and a faith that the world is worth close consideration. Hailey's prose is patient and deliberate, the mood reverent and ready for wonder. He has written an extraordinary book--literary and philosophical, sensuous and wise--a book with which to confront our changing world." -- "Daegan Miller, author of 'This Radical Land'"Table of Contents1. PORCH 2. TILT 3. AIR 4. SCREEN 5. BLUE 6. ACCLIMATE Acknowledgments Notes Illustration Credits Index
£19.95
McGill-Queen's University Press Casa Loma
Book SynopsisThe first scholarly book dedicated to this Canadian landmark, Casa Loma brings to light a wealth of hitherto unpublished archival images and documentation of the house’s visual and material culture, weaving together a textured account of the design, use, and life of this unique building over the course of the twentieth century.Trade Review“Collaborative and archive-based, this thought-provoking kaleidoscope of ideas, images, and documentary materials will provide the foundation for all future investigations of this unique Canadian site. The story of the multifaceted lives of Casa Loma enriches our understanding of the wide-ranging ways in which historical monuments of art and architecture have been shaped, perceived, and subsequently reappropriated by later generations to serve contemporary needs.” Kathryn Brush, University of Western Ontario“Sir Henry Pellatt’s Casa Loma has been loved and loathed since before shovels even went into the ground in the early twentieth century. Designed with the most modern of touches, the imitation castle was never completed, and its builder died with little to his name other than a tarnished reputation. While largely misunderstood, their combined story is a fascinating one, now told with new rigour and archival insight in a wonderful collection of essays … .” Literary Review of Canada
£37.05
University of Illinois Press Chicagoland Dream Houses
Book SynopsisChicagoland Dream Houses is an engaging addition to the growing body of scholarship concerning Chicago's twentieth-century residential landscape characterized by a diverse group of architects and builders.--Michelangelo Sabatino, coauthor of Modern in the Middle: Chicago Houses 19291975Trade Review"Moroney's book digs deep into the mid-century housing market and the mindset that produced so many homes after the Second World War and through to the present. . . . Readers may never see the vast stock of postwar homes the same way again. Not only did their designs refashion the family home, they created an ideal made possible by a combination of media attention, marketing and government intervention." --NewCity“An impressively documented work on an important, generally overlooked postwar homes competition. What makes the book exceptional is that it covers ‘architecture and design for everyday life,’ created by trained architects along with others, including those who were talented amateurs. That populist aspect makes Moroney’s work compelling and very different from many other books.”--John Zukowsky, author of Building Chicago: The Architectural MasterworksTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Shortages: The Postwar Housing Crisis and Architectural Competitions To the Rescue: The Chicago Tribune’s Chicagoland Prize Homes Competition Spreading the News: Putting the Competition before the Public A More Permanent Legacy: Publishing the Prize Homes Book House Design and Domestic Life: Analyzing the Houses Modernism Skepticism: Contemporaneous Views of the Modern Aesthetic Competing Visions: Other Architectural Competitions Breaking Ground: The Building Project Houses in Flux: Prize Homes Houses Evolve Conclusion: A Competition Like No Other Appendix I Known Entries to the Prize Homes Competition Appendix II Prize Homes Competition Winners and the Designs Known to Be Built Notes Index
£87.55
University of Illinois Press Chicagoland Dream Houses
Book SynopsisChicagoland Dream Houses is an engaging addition to the growing body of scholarship concerning Chicago's twentieth-century residential landscape characterized by a diverse group of architects and builders.--Michelangelo Sabatino, coauthor of Modern in the Middle: Chicago Houses 19291975Trade Review"Moroney's book digs deep into the mid-century housing market and the mindset that produced so many homes after the Second World War and through to the present. . . . Readers may never see the vast stock of postwar homes the same way again. Not only did their designs refashion the family home, they created an ideal made possible by a combination of media attention, marketing and government intervention." --NewCity“An impressively documented work on an important, generally overlooked postwar homes competition. What makes the book exceptional is that it covers ‘architecture and design for everyday life,’ created by trained architects along with others, including those who were talented amateurs. That populist aspect makes Moroney’s work compelling and very different from many other books.”--John Zukowsky, author of Building Chicago: The Architectural MasterworksTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Shortages: The Postwar Housing Crisis and Architectural Competitions To the Rescue: The Chicago Tribune’s Chicagoland Prize Homes Competition Spreading the News: Putting the Competition before the Public A More Permanent Legacy: Publishing the Prize Homes Book House Design and Domestic Life: Analyzing the Houses Modernism Skepticism: Contemporaneous Views of the Modern Aesthetic Competing Visions: Other Architectural Competitions Breaking Ground: The Building Project Houses in Flux: Prize Homes Houses Evolve Conclusion: A Competition Like No Other Appendix I Known Entries to the Prize Homes Competition Appendix II Prize Homes Competition Winners and the Designs Known to Be Built Notes Index
£17.99
Yale University Press The Fall and Rise of the Stately Home
Book SynopsisA study of the changing fortunes and status of the stately homes of England over the past two centuries. It seeks to merge social, cultural, artistic and political perspectives and reveal much about the relationship of the nation to its past and to its traditional ruling elite.
£38.00
Yale University Press Survey of London SouthEast Marylebone
Book SynopsisProviding essential knowledge about the British capital's built environment, these two volumes cover a large portion of the parish of St. Marylebone, bounded to the south by Oxford Street and to the north by the Marylebone Road, and stretching from just west of Marylebone High Street to the parish boundary along Cleveland Street near Tottenham Court Road to the east. This area is rich in historic buildings and includes some of London's most celebrated addresses, including Portland Place, Cavendish Square, and Harley Street. Among the most important buildings covered in this superbly illustrated book are Robert and JamesAdam's development of Portland Place, where the Royal Institute of British Architects' headquarters is a notable 20th-century insertion. Other landmarks include Marylebone Parish Church, All Saints Margaret Street and All Souls Langham Place, and the vast, recently demolished Middlesex Hospital. In addition to new photography, this volume includes meticulous architecturaTrade Review"These two [volumes] cover a chunk of the historic West End in unrivalled detail following years of rigorous research." — Robert Bevan, Evening Standard"Superbly researched, well written and comprehensively illustrated" — John Martin Robinson, Country Life"the authors have […] deepened our understanding of what urbanity is, and how it can be preserved and enhanced." — Geoffrey Tyack, The Georgian"two splendid volumes" — Mark Girouard, The Victorian"the scholarly traditions of the Survey are more than maintained and the attractiveness of the product, both in words and pictures, seems ever to get brighter." — Frank Kelsall, Transactions of the Ancient Monuments Society“One cannot do justice in a review to the depth and diversity of these volumes, to their enhancement of understanding of a complex area of London.” – Bridget Cherry, London Topographical Society Newsletter“At a time when the bookshelves groan with fresh publications on the capital, a single chapter of the Survey is worth a whole volume of psychogeographical lucubrations.” —Simon Bradley, The Burlington Magazine
£142.50
W. W. Norton & Company Inclusive Housing A Pattern Book
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£30.39
WW Norton & Co Urgent Architecture
Book SynopsisDisaster-proof, environmentally friendly housing solutions for a changing climate.Trade Review"Bridgette Meinhold provides her readers an innovative source of information on this type of sustainable design, including green materials, recycling and low-cost construction methods." -- Detail (UK)"A straightforward format and clear illustrations give the book a no-nonsense immediacy that seems appropriate to the subject." -- Architectural Record
£37.99
John Wiley & Sons Inc The Life of the British Home An Architectural
Book SynopsisUnlocking the history of the British home, this book reveals how its layout has evolved from the Stone Age to the present day. From modest ancient dwellings and medieval merchants' houses to imposing stately mansions and modern urban estates, the book explores the forces that have shaped these homes.Trade Review'A very readable and attractive book, and managers to be totally accessible to the non-specialist, without patronising the knowledgeable reader-indeed its themes and ideas a stimulating for all. (C2O Magazine, June 2012) 'Beautifully written and illustrated (RIBA Journal, July 2012) Stunning colour photographs are accompanied by detailed layout plans and drawing an accessible and entertaining read.' (Journal iof the Islington Archaeology & History Society, July 2012) 'Well-illustrated and fluently written.' (Country Life, 8th August) An illuminating book for those with even a passing interest in domestic architecture, this is a book to refer to again and again. (House & Garden, November 2012) The Life of the British Home is neither a coffee table book nor a guide book. Lavishly illustrated and beautifully presented, it advances a new perspective on a subject that, elsewhere, has a tendency to look tired and repetitive. (Context, March 2013) Overall it has to be one of the more beautiful books published in the field of architectural history. (SPAB Magazine, October 2013)Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1 Sticks and Stones – The Ancient Abode from the Stone Age to Roman Invasion 2 Roman Homes and the Newfangled Rectangle – Roman Britain ad 43–410 3 Wooden Walls and Fledgling Halls – Anglo-Saxon and Viking Britain c ad 410–1066 4 The Hearth and Hall – Medieval Britain 1066–1485 5 Architecture and Avarice – The Tudors and Early Stuarts 1485–1649 6 The Compact Commodity – Civil War and Four Georges 1649–c 1830 7 Home Sweet Home? –The Industrial Age c 1830–1900 8 The ‘Modern’ Home – The 20th Century and Beyond Bibliography Index Picture credits
£22.91
John Wiley & Sons Inc OldHouse Dictionary
Book SynopsisOld-House Dictionary From a One Room Cabin to a Beaux-Arts Mansion.Here''s a concise and easily understandable architectural dictionaryfor professionals and amateurs alike. More than 450 illustrations,1500 terms, 750 definitions, and 17 useful cross references guideyou smoothly through the oftentimes confusing language of Americandomestic architecture. Who is This Dictionary For? * Architects and Architectural Historians * Preservationists * Building Trades Professionals * Interior Designers * High School and College Students * Old Home Owners and LoversTable of ContentsDictionary A-Z
£36.05
John Wiley & Sons Inc Architectural Graphic Standards 1932 Reissue
Book SynopsisThe reissue of a design classic--the book that revolutionized the practice of architecture. When it was published in 1932, this cornerstone edition of Ramsey and Sleeper's Architectural Graphic Standards was the very first book to present the accepted architectural practices of the time in a clear and accessible graphic form.Table of ContentsPartial table of contents: Orientation. Retaining Walls. Exterior Steps. Slate Roofing. Clay Tile Roofing. Zinc Roofing. Floor Construction. Aerocrete, Floor Construction. Balloon Framing. Braced Framing. Stairs. Wood Stairs. Disappearing Stairs. Enclosures and Stalls. Marble Stalls. Bathroom Accessories. Hardware. Door Hardware Requirements. Swimming Pools. Spring Boards. Library Equipment. Kitchen Equipment, etc., Hotels. Schools. Lettering. Flags and Poles.
£62.65
University of California Press Schindler Kings Road and Southern California
Book SynopsisR M Schindler's Kings Road House is celebrated as an icon of early modern architecture, but this wasn't the case when it was finished in 1922. This title focuses on the construction of the house and the people who lived, worked, and performed there, demonstrating the building's significance in the social history of Southern California.Trade Review"Little-known aspects of Schinder's life, his relationship with his mentors, and the development of his unique theories about space enrich the narrative." Architectural West 20121201 "The house is a radical watershed by any criterion... Captures the play of light and shadow, and, above all, the building's intimacy with its setting." Society Of Architectural Historians, Southern California Chapter 20130301 "The photographs are a feast for the eyes; the book as a whole offers a savory blend of views on southern California living and architectural design." -- Merry Ovnick Southern California Quarterly 20130805Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction / Mark Mack Precis The Kings Road House / Robert Sweeney Schindler's Vienna America Bold and Novel Construction" The Most Impractical House in the World The Kings Road House: Pre-Everybody / Judith Sheine Appendix: Letters Notes Selected Bibliography Index
£28.90
Princeton University Press Houses for a New World
Book SynopsisWhile the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, and their contemporaries frequently influences our ideas about house design at the midcentury, most Americans during this period lived in homes built by little-known builders who also served as developers of the communities. Often dismissed as "little boxes, made of ticky-tacky," the tract houseTrade ReviewWinner of the 2016 PROSE Award in Architecture & Urban Planning, Association of American Publishers Winner of the 2016 Historic Preservation Book Prize, University of Mary Washington's Center for Historic Preservation Winner of the 2015 Athenaeum Literary Award (for Art and Architecture), The Athenaeum of Philadelphia "In Houses for a New World, the Bryn Mawr professor emerita Barbara Miller Lane investigates the output of a dozen lesser-known tract house developers in four diverse regions--New England, the mid-Atlantic, the Midwest, and Southern California--and treats the period's typical Cape Cods, ranches, and split-levels with the serious formal analysis once reserved for high-style architecture... Her tour de force of research is all the more impressive because she has assembled documentation akin to that previously available on the residential work of important postwar figures such as Richard Neutra, William Wurster, and Marcel Breuer but largely overlooked for builders other than the Levitts."--Martin Filler, New York Review of Books "Lane uses original research, images, plans, and maps to illustrate the American suburb."--Shannon Sharpe, Metropolis "To her credit, Ms. Lane stoutly rebuts ... Slurs, encapsulated in the popular song about 'Little boxes made of ticky tacky' and shows that 'these generalizations were largely false'. Far from being the refuge of white middle-class 'Men in the Gray Flannel Suit,' their neurotic wives and delinquent children, and built by 'rapacious entrepreneurs, in the business of wringing the last penny out of substandard construction,' the houses were well-built and generously equipped and the developments by and large models of societal inclusiveness... [T]hey represent a lost golden age of opportunity."--Martin Rubin, Washington Times "Illuminating."--Anthony Paletta, The Daily Beast "The architecture profession has long criticized mass-produced housing in the suburbs for lacking artistic design and sophistication. Lane's book puts this argument in perspective... Readers seeking a historical overview of this unique era in American homebuilding should enjoy this book."--Katherine Salant, Urbanland "In her book Houses for a New World, architectural historian Barbara Miller Lane rises to the defense of these split levels of the past. Her arguments are compelling, in part because we look back with nostalgia to a time when the hardworking middle class could afford simple homes with mortgages that weren't made of empty promises."--Julie Michaels, ArchitectureBoston "This book presents a significant portion of the history of everyday American life in a manner that is deeply researched, intuitive, insightful, and frequently self-referential. It is copiously illustrated with contemporary photographs and images derived from developers' sales brochures and popular housing literature."--ChoiceTable of ContentsA Personal Note vii Acknowledgments ix PROLOGUE Paraphrases of Original Buyers' Recollections 1 CHAPTER 1 New Houses and New Communities 3 CHAPTER 2 West Coast Builders: Los Angeles and Orange County 47 CHAPTER 3 East Coast Builders: Philadelphia and Boston 93 CHAPTER 4 The Builders of Chicago's Golden Corridor: Midwestern Ranches and Splits 139 CHAPTER 5 The Buyers, Their Backgrounds, and Their Preferences 187 CHAPTER 6 Conclusion: Houses and Suburbs Transformed 221 Appendix 1. Chronological List of Campanelli Developments, Massachusetts and Rhode Island 233 Appendix 2. Stoltzner Business History 234 Appendix 3. Interviews with Original Buyers or Their Children 235 Abbreviations 244 Notes 244 Bibliography 273 Illustration Credits 295 Index 296
£40.50
Princeton University Press Lives of Houses
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Some of the best writing about the home that I’ve ever had the pleasure to read—and, crucially, loads of black-and-white photographs and illustrations. . . . Kennedy and Lee pleasingly assert the freedom to consider not only houses, but also house-related themes."---Kate Bolick, New York Review of Books"The joy of the book lies in the sheer variety of its subjects’ domestic routines. . . . Life-writing of this kind has the power to animate its subjects in ways that Sunday afternoon tours cannot."---Helen Barrett, Financial Times"A rich and eclectic collection of essays about the role houses play in people’s lives and our fascination with the homes of our creative heroes."---P. D. Smith, The Guardian"Crammed with picturesque detail."---Lindsay Duguid, Times Literary Supplement"An enjoyable and at times outstanding gathering of idiosyncratic voices."---Kevin Jackson, Literary Review"[A] thoughtful, meticulously edited collection of essays."---Lara Feigel, The Spectator"A series of interesting essays about the houses of famous writers, composers and politicians."---Martin Chilton, The Independent"Accessible, though with an obvious intellectual bent, Lives of Houses does not try to really answer the question of what houses mean to the people who live in them, but rather, calls readers to consider more broadly why these structures have such a hold—both physically and in how they frame the concept of home."---Michelle Anya Anjirbag, Shelf Awareness"Pilgrimages to the houses of late artists and writers are often destined to disappoint. Many of us go with grand hopes of finding something revelatory—we’re not sure what—that will make us feel closer to the person, perhaps lead us to discover something hidden about their work. Lives of Houses . . . is a collection of essays largely centered on such pilgrimages and what we unexpectedly find."---Elisa Wouk Almino, Literary Hub"An anthology with a concept both interesting in itself and unintentionally topical."---Carol Rumens, The Guardian"Lives of Houses is a collection of 20 or so essays, and several poems, on the houses of an eclectic selection of people—some of them famous, some obscure, ranging in time from the Roman Empire to the present day."---Constance Craig Smith, Daily Mail"The real object of study in Lives of Houses . . . is not the fascination with celebrity relics or the gossip over the scale and provenance of literary real estate, but the actual nature, tone and temperament of our attachment to place and home as dream-habitat and creative source."---Gregory Day, The Australian"Lives of Houses centres human stories first and foremost. . . . Each morsel of information provides a jolt of recognition as we see that many of the common activities of life have not altered."---Charles Pidgeon, Oxford Review of Books"A delight for bibliophiles."---David Luhrssen, ShepardExpress.com"[An] immensely satisfying collection."---Hephzibah Anderson, Observer"[A] favorite book about home and place."---Frances Mayes, Garden & Gun
£18.00
University of British Columbia Press A History of Domestic Space
Book SynopsisPeter Ward looks at how spaces in the Canadian home have changed over the last three centuries, and how family and social relationships have shaped – and been shaped by – these changing spaces.Trade Review... packed with wonderful historic details about real Canadian homes and families ... both of these books provide fascinating nuggets of information ... about topics that have been obscured by our myth-making American neighbour. And they bring to life the unique texture of daily Canadian life that was buried in our mothers’, fathers’, and grandparents’ journals, letters, pictures and stories. -- Frances Bula * The Vancouver Sun *Throughout, in direct, simple prose, Ward offers stimulating observations on and excellent documentation of the domestic landscape. The photographs and other illustrations are, likewise, highly informative ... highly recommended for all architecture, interior design, and material culture collections. -- Paul Glassman, New York School of Interior Design Library * Library Journal *... readers will enjoy this humanized view of Canadian architecture. Ward’s book is a welcome complement to the recently published Homeplace by Peter Ennals and Deryck Holdsworth. -- Laurie Stanley-Blackwell * CBRA 2239 *Table of Contents1: Housing and Privacy2: InteriorsLittle House, Big HouseThe Question of CrowdingThe Organization of Household SpaceDomestic Technology and Interior SpacesThe BathroomThe ParlourThe KitchenThe BedroomThe Apartment3: The House in Its SettingThe FarmhouseThe Villa The Home in City and SuburbThe Front of the HousePorches, Verandahs, Patios, Decks Gardens and Yards4: Privacy and the Canadian HomeNotesSuggested ReadingIllustration CreditsIndex
£73.95
Cornell University Press Alone Together A History of New Yorks Early
Book SynopsisTwentieth-century New York is now famous as the city of "cliff dwellers," but in the second half of the nineteenth century, middle-class apartments in Manhattan were a new—and somewhat suspect—architectural form. Alone Together presents a history of...
£45.00
University of Toronto Press The Domestic Space Reader
Book SynopsisThe Domestic Space Reader demonstrates how discussions of domestic spaces can help us better understand our inner lives and challenge our perceptions of life in particular times and places.Trade Review'This anthology would be notably useful for literature students developing an interdisciplinary understanding of domestic space and for those in other disciplines considering architecture's influence on individual and cultural imaginations.' -- Dale Tracy Canadian Literature #221: Summer 2014Table of ContentsTable of Contents Table of Illustrations Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. The Idea of Home Chapter 3. Interiors Chapter 4. House/Body/Psyche Chapter 5. Gendered Spaces Chapter 6. Home Parts Chapter 7. Liminal Spaces Chapter 8. Contested Spaces Chapter 9. Literary Spaces Bibliography
£31.50
MP-VIR Uni of Virginia Prodigy Houses Of Virginia Architecture And The
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£54.00
University of Arizona Press High Country Summers
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£44.25
University of Minnesota Press How the WorkingClass Home Became Modern 19001940
Book SynopsisTrade Review"In this groundbreaking study, Thomas C. Hubka examines the surprisingly ill-equipped houses of the broad middle class at the beginning of the twentieth century, charting the changes to the floor plan and the introduction of new technologies. Amply illustrated, Hubka’s study redefines the middle class and reinterprets its housing, offering a new understanding of how most Americans became modern."—Alison K. Hoagland, author of Mine Towns: Buildings for Workers in Michigan's Copper Country"This book is the most important study of common American houses to appear in the past half century. Thomas C. Hubka draws on a lifetime’s investigation of working-class houses in the decades before World War II to show us how and why the single-family houses of the contemporary ‘middle-majority’ sprung from these modest dwellings. Hubka has established an agenda that should engross architectural historians for years."—Dell Upton, author of American Architecture: A Thematic History "Architects, historians, housing advocates, and other people interested in the houses most Americans live in should find much to like in How the Working Class Became Modern."—Daily Dose of Architecture "This lavishly illustrated book takes the reader on a visual journey of all types of common houses belonging to America’s ‘middle majority.’"—Technology and Culture "Hubka’s book becomes the new bible of this architecture for material culture studies, architectural historians, and sociologists. "—CHOICE "Hubka rises to the challenge of analyzing such a large number of structures (somewhere upwards of 80 million houses) on a national level."—Winterthur Portfolio "Collectors will find the book illuminating for its contextual factors: the space and the place where collections reside."—New York-Pennsylvania Collector Table of ContentsContentsPreface and AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Housing and Domestic Reform from a Middle-Majority Perspective1. Headwinds to Researching Common Houses: Eleven Prevailing Themes2. Two Worlds Apart: Domestic Conditions at the Turn of the Twentieth Century3. Modern Houses for a New Middle Class: New Standards of Living4. The Dwellings of Modern Domestic Reform: Cottages, Duplexes, Multi-Units, and Remodeled Houses5. Domestic Life Transformed: How the Working Class Became Middle-Class in HousingEpilogue: Response to Working-Class ImprovementNotesIndex
£28.80
Ohio University Press Age of Concrete
Book SynopsisAge of Concrete is a history of the making of houses and homes in the subúrbios of Maputo (Lourenço Marques), Mozambique, from the late 1940s to the present. Often dismissed as undifferentiated, ahistorical slums, these neighborhoods are in fact an open-air archive that reveals some of people's highest aspirations. At first people built in reeds. Then they built in wood and zinc panels. And finally, even when it was illegal, they risked building in concrete block, making permanent homes in a place where their presence was often excruciatingly precarious.Unlike many histories of the built environment in African cities, Age of Concrete focuses on ordinary homebuilders and dwellers. David Morton thus models a different way of thinking about urban politics during the era of decolonization, when one of the central dramas was the construction of the urban stage itself. It shaped how people related not only to each other but also to the colonial state and later to the independent staTrade Review“Morton’s argument, delivered with passion and power, gives life to a nuanced, deeply personal understanding of how ordinary residents of disadvantaged urban communities not only make their neighborhoods—they reframe the everyday political order. The stories he tells resonate across the continent.”
£66.60
University of Pittsburgh Press The Early Architecture Of Western Pennsylvania
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£95.00
University of Pittsburgh Press Manufacturing a Socialist Modernity
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£54.62
John Wiley & Sons Inc Kitchen and Bath Business and Project Management
Book SynopsisKitchen & Bath Business Project Management, Second Edition is a comprehensive guide to professional practice for the kitchen and bath professional. This one-stop reference is based on the real-world experiences of kitchen and bath experts to ensure success in business and professional life. Kitchen & Bath Business Project Management, Second Edition is illustrated in full color throughout with improved graphic design so that visual learners can easily absorb both technical and professional practice information. This book also includes access to a companion website with easily customizable forms for increased efficiency, and an Instructor''s Manual.Table of Contentsintroduction xv Acknowledgements xxi CHAPTER 1 Getting Started 1 Do You have What it Takes? 2 Evaluate Yourself 4 Before You Start 8 Why Many Companies Do Not Make It 10 Avoid These Common Mistakes 11 Getting Help from Advisors and Mentors 12 Summary 12 Review Questions 12 CHAPTER 2 Planning Your Business 15 What Type of Kitchen and Bath Business are You Going to Operate? 15 Your Business Selection Criteria 17 Deciding on the Right Business 17 Choosing a Name for Your Business 18 Stages of Company Growth 18 Short- and Long-Term Planning 20 How to Create a Strategic Business Plan for a Kitchen/Bath Dealer 21 Researching the Market 33 Preparing Your Business Plan 35 Reviewing Your Plan 40 Summary 40 Review Questions 41 CHAPTER 3 Business Start-up Issues .43 Choosing the Business Legal Structure 43 Other Requirements and Considerations 50 Location, Location, Location 51 Financing the Business 55 A Look at Taxes 60 Selecting Vendor Partners 61 Buying Groups—Sharing Expertise 63 Joining the Business Community 64 Taking Advantage of Outside Help 65 Summary 66 Review Questions 66 CHAPTER 4 Accounting and Record Keeping 67 Why You Need to Keep Good Records 69 Establishing Bookkeeping Procedures 70 Choosing an Accounting System 70 What to Keep Track of 71 Accounting Software for Your Business 73 Record-Keeping and Administrative Needs 74 Hiring an Accountant or Bookkeeper 76 Budgeting for Profit and Cash Flow 76 Summary 83 Review Questions 83 CHAPTER 5 Financial Controls 85 Understanding Financial Statements 85 Chart of Accounts 86 Balance Sheet 95 Cash Flow Analysis 98 Financial Ratio Analysis 103 Gross Margin 105 Ideas on How to Improve Gross Margins 108 Summary 120 Review Questions 120 CHAPTER 6 Protecting Your Business 121 Business Legal Structure 122 Professional Advice 122 Contractual Agreements and Personal Guarantees 122 Extension of Credit to Your Customers 123 Copyrighting Your Drawings 123 Developing an Insurance Program 124 Protecting Your Business from Theft 129 Summary 130 Review Questions 130 CHAPTER 7 Basic Ta x Management 131 Small Business Tax Management 131 Special Rules for Small Businesses 132 Tax Responsibilities 134 Specific Substantiation Requirements for Certain Expenses 134 Hints on Preventing an Audit 135 Help from the IRS 135 Other Taxes 136 Summary 137 Review Questions 137 CHAPTER 8 The Basics of Human Resource (People) Management .139 The Broad Picture of Human Resources 141 Future Human Resource Trends 142 Determining Your Needs 144 Deciding on the Right Compensation System for Your Sales Team 151 Examples of Compensation Plans 155 Resourceful Recruiting 159 Narrowing Down the List: Applications, Résumés, and Testing 162 Art of Interviewing 164 Making the Final Hiring Decision 167 Summary 171 Review Questions 171 CHAPTER 9 Human Resource Management—after the Decision Is Made ..173 The Orientation Period 173 Training and Development 175 Policy and Procedures Manual 177 Creating an Employee-Friendly Work Environment 180 Alternate Working Arrangements 181 Keep Tabs on Company Morale 182 Conduct Regular Meetings 182 Measuring Employee Performance 184 Developing Disciplinary Procedures 188 Defining at-will Employment 189 Terminating an Employee 189 Termination for “Just Cause” 190 Summary 208 Review Questions 208 CHAPTER 10 Marketing .209 Marketing and Sales are not the Same 210 The Big Picture: The Marketing “Wheel of Fortune” 210 Make the Time 214 Your Marketing Plan and Budget 215 Marketing Budgets 217 Knowing Who Your Customers are 222 Are You Offering the Right Product/Service Package? 224 Knowing Who Your Competitors are 227 Business Image and Branding 230 Establishing Your Brand 235 Finding and Filling a Meaningful Market Position 236 Why It’s Important to Have a Great Web Site 237 Develop an Advertising Campaign 238 Getting Your Work Published 240 Social Media Marketing 244 Sales and Selling 247 How to Get Started 247 Your Sales Team Needs a Strong Leader 254 Summary of How to Build a Marketing Plan 256 In Closing . . . 257 Summary 258 Review Questions 258 CHAPTER 11 Professional and Profitable Project Management 259 Introduction 259 Project Management Fundamentals: From Information Gathering to Visiting the Finished Room 260 Summary 265 Review Questions 266 CHAPTER 12 Responsibilities of the Business Owner/Manager 267 The Installation Delivery System 267 Job Site Dynamics: New House versus Old House 268 Job Site Dynamics: Single-Family Dwelling versus Multifamily 269 Installation Service Business Models 269 Key Competencies of Installation Specialists 271 Developing Successful Working Relationships 272 Systematic Approach to Project Management 274 Role of a Manfacturer’s Representative 286 Importance of Job Costing 288 Summary 289 Review Questions 289 CHAPTER 13 Responsibilities of Designer of Record 291 “Win-Win” Strategy 291 Designer’s Role during Project Documentation Process 292 Successful Designers are Detail Oriented 293 Understanding Construction Constraints 293 Summary 311 Review Questions 311 CHAPTER 14 Managing Client Expectations and the Job Site 313 Understanding “Remodeling Fever” 313 Managing the Client and the Project 314 Summary 331 Review Questions 331 CHAPTER 15 Industry Standards for Molding Order Procedures and Cabinet Installation .333 Ordering Molding 333 How to Install Kitchen Cabinets 336 Summary 344 Review Questions 344 index 345
£72.86
John Wiley & Sons Inc Kitchen Bath Design Presentation
Book SynopsisThe leading text on design communication, updated and expanded Kitchen and Bath Design Presentation is the National Kitchen and Bath Association''s complete guide to preparing clear and accurate project documents and plans. This updated second edition has been expanded to include more information on hand drafting, specifications, and project presentation, with additional CAD coverage featuring software programs approved for the NKBA certification exams. This full-color guide includes detailed information on the NKBA graphics and presentation standards, plus extensive reference appendices including sample documents, cabinet nomenclature, and metric conversions. Each chapter includes a summary and review questions, and samples of NKBA drawings throughout provide ample illustration of the techniques discussed. Design presentation is the key communication between designer and client, contractor, and supplier. Accuracy and precision are essential, and mistakes can bTable of ContentsPREFACE xi ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii CHAPTER 1 NKBA DRAWINGS AND DOCUMENTS 1 The Set of NKBA Drawings 1 NKBA Forms 8 Summary 10 Review Questions 11 CHAPTER 2 MEASURING THE DESIGN SPACE 13 Steps to Accurate Measurements 13 Measuring the Remodeling Job 15 Measuring New Construction 19 Angles and Curves 20 Tips from the Pros 22 Summary 23 Review Questions 23 CHAPTER 3 THE TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES OF HAND DRAFTING 25 Drafting Tools and Techniques 25 Drawing Media 30 Drafting Pencils and Other Tools 31 Leads 32 Technique for Drawing Vertical Lines 35 Portfolios 48 Additional Techniques to Draw Angled Lines and Understand Angles 50 Summary 56 Review Questions 56 CHAPTER 4 DRAFTING CONVENTIONS: LINE TYPES, SYMBOLS, AND TECHNIQUES 57 Lines and Technique 57 Standard Symbols for Drawings 61 Summary 76 Review Questions 76 CHAPTER 5 THE NKBA FLOOR PLAN: DRAFTING AND DIMENSIONING THE PLAN 77 Programming 77 Floor Plan Considerations 80 Dimensioning the Floor Plan 90 Summary 95 Review Questions 95 CHAPTER 6 NKBA DRAWINGS IN A SET OF PLANS 97 Floor Plan 97 Drafting the Construction Plan 97 Drawing the Construction Plan 98 Drafting the Mechanical Plan 99 Interpretive Drawings 112 Summary 120 Review Questions 120 CHAPTER 7 USING THE COMPUTER TO DESIGN KITCHENS AND BATHS 121 Computer Terminology 121 CAD: A General Overview 123 NKBA Certification Software 127 Summary 133 Review Questions 133 CHAPTER 8 NKBA’S GRAPHICS AND PRESENTATION STANDARDS 135 Purpose of Graphics and Presentation Standards 135 Kitchen or Bath Floor Plan 136 Construction Plan 142 Mechanical Plan and Symbols 142 Interpretive Drawings 143 Specifications 144 Design Statement 145 Titling Project Documents 145 Copyright and Ownership 146 Summary 147 Review Questions 147 APPENDIX A: SAMPLE KITCHEN AND BATHROOM PROJECT DOCUMENTS 149 APPENDIX B: GENERIC CABINET NOMENCLATURE 195 APPENDIX C: METRIC CONVERSIONS 231 GLOSSARY 239 REFERENCES 247 INDEX 249
£70.25
John Wiley & Sons Inc NKBA Kitchen and Bathroom Planning Guidelines
Book SynopsisThe essential kitchen and bath design reference, updated with the latest codes NKBA Kitchen & Bathroom Planning Guidelines with Access Standards is the industry standard reference, written by the National Kitchen and Bath Association and updated with the latest codes and standards. This new second edition features revised guidelines for cooking surface clearance, electrical receptacles, and ventilation for kitchens, as well as ceiling height, shower size, electrical receptacles, and ventilation for bathrooms. Revised to reflect the 2015 International Residential Code and the ICC A117.1-2009, all illustrations have been expertly redrawn using 2020 Design and Chief Architect Software to provide clearer visual reference for real-world application. With thirty-one kitchen guidelines and twenty-seven bathroom guidelines, this book provides full planning recommendations, code references, and access standards for today''s kitchen and bath design professional. Kitchens and Table of ContentsMethodology/Overview xi Kitchen Planning Guidelines Guideline 1 Door/Entry 2 Guideline 2 Door Interference 3 Guideline 3 Distance between Work Centers 4 Guideline 4 Separating Work Centers 5 Guideline 5 Work Triangle Traffic 5 Guideline 6 Work Aisle 6 Guideline 7 Walkway 8 Guideline 8 Traffic Clearance at Seating 8 Guideline 9 Seating Clearance 11 Guideline 10 Cleanup/Prep Sink Placement 12 Guideline 11 Cleanup/Prep Sink Landing Area 13 Guideline 12 Preparation/Work Area 14 Guideline 13 Dishwasher Placement 15 Guideline 14 Waste Receptacles 16 Guideline 15 Auxiliary Sink 16 Guideline 16 Refrigerator Landing Area 17 Guideline 17 Cooking Surface Landing Area 18 Guideline 18 Cooking Surface Clearance 19 Guideline 19 Cooking Surface Ventilation 20 Guideline 20 Cooking Surface Safety 23 Guideline 21 Microwave Oven Placement 24 Guideline 22 Microwave Landing Area 25 Guideline 23 Oven Landing Area 26 Guideline 24 Combining Landing Areas 27 Guideline 25 Countertop Space 27 Guideline 26 Countertop Edges 28 Guideline 27 Storage 29 Guideline 28 Storage at Cleanup/Prep Sink 32 Guideline 29 Corner Cabinet Storage 33 Guideline 30 Electrical Receptacles 34 Guideline 31 Lighting 35 Bathroom Planning Guidelines Guideline 1 Door/Entry 38 Guideline 2 Door Interference 39 Guideline 3 Ceiling Height 40 Guideline 4 Clear Space 41 Guideline 5 Single-Lavatory Placement 47 Guideline 6 Double-Lavatory Placement 49 Guideline 7 Lavatory/Vanity Height 49 Guideline 8 Counter 50 Guideline 9 Shower Size 51 Guideline 10 Tub/Shower Controls 53 Guideline 11 Water Temperature Safety 55 Guideline 12 Shower/Tub Seat 56 Guideline 13 Tub/Shower Surround 58 Guideline 14 Grab Bars 58 Guideline 15 Glazing 63 Guideline 16 Tub/Shower Door 64 Guideline 17 Steps 65 Guideline 18 Flooring 65 Guideline 19 Equipment Access 66 Guideline 20 Toilet/Bidet Placement 66 Guideline 21 Toilet Compartment 67 Guideline 22 Storage 68 Guideline 23 Accessories 70 Guideline 24 Electrical Receptacles 72 Guideline 25 Lighting 73 Guideline 26 Ventilation 74 Guideline 27 Heat 75
£12.56
John Wiley and Sons Ltd British Housebuilders
Book SynopsisBritish Housebuilders is the first comprehensive account of the corporate history of the twentieth-century speculative housebuilding industry - the firms that `supplied` those houses and the entrepreneurs who created those firms. The transition from the local housebuilders of the 1930s, through the regional diversification of the 1960s, to the national housebuilders of today is charted via a series of industry league tables. The rationale for the growth in national firms is analysed. The conventional explanation of economies of scale is rejected: instead, the stock market is found to play a key role both in facilitating acquisitions and in demanding growth from its constituent companies. The supply-side analysis also addresses the frequent corporate failures: succession issues, lack of focus and the 1974 and 1990 recessions have played their part in equal measure. British Housebuilders provides the first opportunity to reTrade Review'The author's encyclopaedic knowledge from researching and monitoring the industry shine through, but the book also draws on company accounts and a series of in-depth interviews with firm founders and senior directors or their relatives.' Housing Studies March 2007. 'Comprehensive in its scope and rigourous in its approach - an essential work or reference for any serious student of construction and housebuilding' - Building Research and InformationTable of ContentsPreface. Introduction. Part 1: The Supply Side of the Housebuilding Industry. 2. Methodology, Sources and Definitions. 3. The Pre-War Housebuilder. 4. War and Building Controls. 5 The Post-War Housing Boom 1955-1973. 6. Recession and Recovery, 1973-1988. 7. Recession and Recovery Again, 1829-2000. 8. Market Share through the Century. A Summary. Part II: The Private Housebuilder: a Rationale of Growth and Decline. 9. The Importance of the Entrepreneurial Function within the Speculative Housing Industry. 10. Who Were The Builders?. 11. The Rationale for Growth: The Economies That Accrue To Size. 12. The Decline of the Private Housebuilder: A Chronology. 13. Decline: An Overview. 14. An Alternative Explanation of Growth
£115.16
Johns Hopkins University Press Entrepreneurial Vernacular
Book SynopsisDuring the 1920s, enterprising realtors, housing professionals, and builders developed the models that became the inspiration for the subdivision tract housing now commonplace in the U.S. Originally published in 2001. Suburban subdivisions of individual family homes are so familiar a part of the American landscape that it is hard to imagine a time when they were not common in the U. S. The shift to large-scale speculative subdivisions is usually attributed to the period after World War II. In Entrepreneurial Vernacular: Developers' Subdivisions in the 1920s, Carolyn S. Loeb shows that the precedents for this change in single-family home design were the result of concerted efforts by entrepreneurial realtors and other housing professionals during the 1920s. In her discussion of the historical and structural forces that propelled this change, Loeb focuses on three typical speculative subdivisions of the 1920s and on the realtors, architects, and building-craftsmen who designed and consTrade ReviewLoeb should be applauded for telling a complicated story. She successfully makes the realtors, architects, and building-craftsmen agents of physical growth. Loeb also uses careful case studies, but moves beyond them to try to tell a wider story.—Ann Durkin Keating, H-Net ReviewsLoeb's useful concept of entrepreneurial vernacular may encourage scholars to pay more attention to the builders and tradesmen whose activities were important in themselves and also constitute an important arena in which the histories of business, labor, and cities intersect.—Richard Harris, Journal of American HistoryLoeb's book helps us understand the roots of a significant trend in American housing after World War II . . . It is well organized and well written.—Ellen Christensen, Michigan Historical ReviewEntrepreneurial Vernacular is certainly the best and most comprehensive book I have read about the design and development of the modern, large-scale housing subdivision.—Thomas C. Hubka, Urban HistoryTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction. The Entrepreneurial Vernacular SubdivisionPart I. Three Subdivisions and Their Builders Chapter 1: The Ford Homes: The Case of the Borrowed BuildersChapter 2: Brightmoor: The Case of the Absent ArchitectChapter 3: Westwood Highlands: The Rise of the RealtorPart II. Agency, From, and MeaningChapter 4: The Home-Ownership Network: Constructing CommunityChapter 5: Architectural Style: The Charm of ContinuityConclusion. Architecture as Social Process NotesBibliographical NoteIllustration CreditsIndex
£35.10
University of Texas Press The American Idea of Home
Book SynopsisWide-ranging interviews with leading architectural thinkers, including Thom Mayne, Richard Meier, Robert Venturi, Paul Goldberger, Robert Ivy, Denise Scott Brown, Kenneth Frampton, and Robert A. M. Stern, spotlight some of the most significant issues in aTrade Review"Table of Contents Foreword: No Place Like It by Meghan Daum Introduction by Bernard Friedman Part 1: The Functions and Meanings of Home Richard Meier Grant Hildebrand Witold Rybczynski Lester Walker Sarah Susanka Barbara Winslow and Max Jacobson Hadley Arnold Part 2: History, Tradition, Change Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown Kenneth Frampton Lee Mindel Eric Owen Moss Robert A. M. Stern Sam Watters Douglas Garofalo Tracy Kidder Part 3: Activism, Sustainability, Environment Marianne Cusato Andrew Freear Cameron Sinclair Robert Ivy Charles Gwathmey Part 4: Cities, Suburbs, Regions Paul Goldberger Jeremiah Eck Tom Kundig Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk David Salmela Part 5: Technology, Innovation, Materials Toshiko Mori Greg Lynn Thom Mayne Lorcan O'Herlihy Frank Escher and Ravi GuneWardena Acknowledgments Photography Credits Index
£20.89
Cornell University Press Singlewide
Book SynopsisIn Singlewide, Sonya Salamon and Katherine MacTavish explore the role of the trailer park as a source of affordable housing. America's trailer parks, most in rural places, shelter an estimated 12 million people, and the authors show how these parks serve as a private solution to a pressing public need. Singlewide considers the circumstances of families with school-age children in trailer parks serving whites in Illinois, Hispanics in New Mexico, and African Americans in North Carolina. By looking carefully at the daily lives of families who live side by side in rows of manufactured homes, Salamon and MacTavish draw conclusions about the importance of housing, community, and location in the families' dreams of opportunities and success as signified by eventually owning land and a conventional home. Working-poor rural families who engage with what Salamon and MacTavish call the mobile home industrial complex may become caught in an expensive trap starting with their purcTrade ReviewThe book realistically portrays trailer living in each unique area chosen by the authors. * Pasatiempo *The authors discuss four research questions involving the lasting effects on a family from living in a trailer park, financial payoffs, sense of belonging in a community, and the possibility that children and youth can improve their life chances. They also summarize the role of mobile home manufacturers, dealers, financers, park operators, and nearby communities. * Choice *Singlewide provides a rich and valuable picture of mobile-home park life, and the lessons learned spread well beyond these contexts. Scholars of poverty, housing, exploitation, families and communities, and child development will have much to gain from this important work. * Journal of Children and Poverty *This book addresses an important aspect of rural communities that have been understudied. Its strength is the in-depth stories drawn from the field studies that detail how families enter into trailer park living, and more importantly, how they become trapped there. It also effectively demonstrates how the stigmatized rural landscapes of trailer parks can impact youth opportunities and social networks.... This book represents a welcome exploration of mobile home park communities, and scholars who focus on a wide array of rural issues will find it interesting and useful. * Social & Cultural Geography *Singlewide provides a thoughtful sample of the millions of families living and raising children in rural or small-town mobile home parks. * Planning *Singlewide is an excellent addition to the rural sociology literature because it provides a rich account of the role of trailer parks in rural areas and of low-income households' housing strategies.... This book is enjoyable to read since it is well researched, well written, and well organized. Beyond rural scholars interested in housing and the wider topics mentioned above, this book should be suitable for many audiences. In particular, it should be approachable for undergraduate students and could be useful in a class on poverty or even in an introduction to sociology class to illustrate social mobility and structure versus agency. This book could also be useful in a graduate research methods seminar because it is a good example of approachable yet rigorous scholarship that draws on multiple data sources and types. Last, with a chapter focused on implications and recommendations, this book should be of interest to housing advocates, service providers, and policy makers. * Rural Sociology *Singlewide blazes a trail for future researchers to follow, opening our eyes to the limited housing options available in rural America. * American Journal of Sociology *This extensive study addresses a largely neglected subject and provides an important contribution to our understanding of class and place in America. Recommended for scholars in community, family, and policy studies. * Contemporary Sociology *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Mobile Home Industrial Complex 2. Making Ends Meet 3. The Illinois Park 4. The North Carolina Parks 5. The New Mexico Parks 6. Youth and Trailer-Park Life 7. Reforming the Mobile Home Industrial Complex Conclusion Acknowledgments Appendix A Appendix B Notes Bibliography Index
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University of Minnesota Press Eastcliff: History of a Home
Book SynopsisAn illustrated tour of this historic mansion on the Mississippi River, now the official home of the president of the University of Minnesota—and the most-visited public residence in the state Built as a family home in 1922 by lumber baron Edward Brooks, Eastcliff, a twenty-room estate in St. Paul on the banks of the Mississippi River, has been the official residence for presidents of the University of Minnesota since 1961. If houses could write memoirs, Eastcliff's would likely be a sensation, and Eastcliff: History of a Home reveals the story of this building and those it housed and hosted over a century of momentous change, told by an insider.A resident of Eastcliff for eight years as spouse of the university’s sixteenth president, Karen Kaler is a knowing and companionable guide through the historic home—from the foyer, hung with photographs of presidents’ families; to the library and bedrooms, living and dining rooms where family dramas played out and Minnesota history unfolded; to the carriage house and catering kitchen, whose denizens keep the household running. Here are the Georgian colonial-style facade, the tennis court, and an early, do-it-yourself saltwater pool. Here are the garden room and the dollhouse, Eastcliff in miniature. Here is a hallway that was once used as a shooting range and an attic with a skeleton in it. Amid all the splendor, business, and mischief there are visits from Helen Keller, Katharine Hepburn, Eddie Vedder, the Dalai Lama, and Vice Presidents Walter Mondale and Hubert Humphrey, whose appearance results in children surprising the Secret Service—a reminder that Eastcliff is the setting for family life as well as the site of academic and political events.In her tour of Eastcliff's hundred-year history, Karen Kaler tells all of these stories and more, graciously opening the doors to this illustrious home.Trade Review"Katharine Hepburn, John Dillinger, Helen Keller, Clark Gable—Karen Fults Kaler’s Eastcliff: History of a Home has them all, along with nine University of Minnesota presidents and the storied Brooks family that built a landmark atop the Mississippi River bluff in St. Paul. A swimming dog, a female feline named Stefan, and an attic ghost are here, too. Their meticulously researched stories, zestfully told, make for delightful reading."—Lori Sturdevant, author and retired Star Tribune editorial writer
£23.39
University of Tennessee Press Houses without Names: Architectural Nomenclature and the Classification of Americas Common Houses
Book SynopsisIn countless neighborhoods across America, the streets are lined with houses representingno established architectural style. Many of the 80 million homes in the United Statestoday have only loose-fitting, general names like ranch, duplex, bungalow, and flat.Most, however, cannot even be identified by these common names, much less by anarchitectural type such as Colonial, Italianate, or Queen Anne. The few regionallyrecognized vernacular terms— shotgun, Cape (Cod), three-decker, and the like—remainexceptions rather than the rule. In this innovative, copiously illustrated guide, Thomas C.Hubka considers why most ordinary, working-class houses lack an adequate identifyingnomenclature and proposes new ways to name and classify these anonymous structures,shedding a fresh light on their role in the development of American domestic culture andits housing landscape.Popular, developer-built, tract, speculative, everyday—whatever they are called,these common homes constitute the largest portion of American housing in all regionsand historic periods. Without classification, these dwellings tend to be left out of historiesof American building, neglected in preservation surveys and plans, and ignored when itcomes to considering their impact on American culture. Current methods of interpretingcommon houses need not be replaced, Hubka shows, but only modified to include abroader, more complete spectrum of common dwellings. As Hubka explains, by applyingan order of census and a floor-plan analysis, scholars can adequately characterizethe actual homes in which most Americans live, particularly in recent times after thewidespread growth of suburban homes.Based on years of field observations, measured drawings, and surveys of regionalhouse types, this handbook provides a working vocabulary for the study and appreciationof America¹s common houses and will prove useful to preservationists, academics, andarchitects, as well as owners and residents of America¹s most ubiquitous residences.
£24.71
Getty Trust Publications Tremaine Houses: One Family's Patronage of
Book SynopsisFrom the late 1930s to the early 1970s, two brothers, Burton G. Tremaine and Warren D. Tremaine, and their respective wives, Emily Hall Tremaine and Katharine Williams Tremaine, commissioned approximately thirty architecture and design projects. Richard Neutra and Oscar Niemeyer designed the best-known Tremaine houses; Philip Johnson and Frank Lloyd Wright also created designs and buildings for the family that achieved iconic status in the modern movement. Focusing on the Tremaines’ houses and other projects, such as a visitor center at a meteor crater in Arizona, this volume explores the Tremaines’ architectural patronage in terms of the family’s motivations and values, exposing patterns in what may appear as an eclectic collection of modern architecture. Architectural historian Volker M. Welter argues that the Tremaines’ patronage was not driven by any single factor; rather, it stemmed from a network of motives comprising the clients’ practical requirements, their private and public lives, and their ideas about architecture and art.
£45.60
University of Tennessee Press Experiencing American Houses: Understanding How
Book SynopsisA well-illustrated, holistic overview of how American domestic spaces have changed over four hundred years, Experiencing American Houses encourages readers to think creatively about houses in terms of their function as opposed to their appearance. This captivating volume helps the reader step into the lived experience of the evolving American house: understanding, for example, why a nineteenth-century dining room might include a bed or why the kitchen as we know it did not evolve until the turn of the twentieth century. By carrying her study from the colonial period to the present, Elizabeth Collins Cromley makes the domestic spaces of the past feel like vital precursors to today's experience.Beginning with cooking spaces, Cromley examines how multi-use areas consolidated into dedicated rooms for cooking, from fires on an earthen floor to sleek modern spaces with twenty first-century appliances. Next, the author looks at ways social class, income, and local custom framed which kinds of spaces became suitable for socializing and entertaining, and what they should be called: sitting room, drawing room, hall, living room, family room, or parlor. Distinct from cooking spaces, Cromley discusses eating spaces, which morphed from multi-use areas to separate dining rooms and back again. The author covers spaces for sleeping, health, and privacy, as well as circulation—the ways that we move through a house—analyzing the functions of such little-studied features as hallways, back doors, and staircases. Finally, Cromley takes on the evolution of storage, which began mainly because of the need to store and preserve food. Clothing closets grew from oddly shaped afterthoughts to generous walk-ins, while increases in material wealth led to the need for storage outbuildings.This accessible volume, informed by up-to-date scholarship in vernacular architecture and disciplines far beyond it, provides students and readers necessary context to understand the development of the historic and contemporary houses they encounter.
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Taunton Press Inc The Family Cabin: Inspiration for Camps, Cottages
Book SynopsisWhile Dale's earlier books have focused on smaller cabins (1,600 sq. ft. and below), this one will be less about size and more about the living experience. The Family Cabin will feature new and old family compounds from across North America, much as The Cabin and Back to the Cabinhave done. New structures explore the prospect of family bonding, where old ones tell the tales of generations of family use. Since the beginning of the 20th century, cabin retreats have had a unique place in the lives and lore of many American families. In the 21st century, cabin creation continues with new forms and materials that give shelter at nature's doorstep. In this new collection of 37 cabins, Mulfinger rekindles his love for this treasured American icon with fresh insight and seasoned strategies for the logic, utility and beauty of cabin design.
£22.50
Taunton Press Inc Little House in the City
Book SynopsisA change is taking place all across the country and especially on the West Coast, a shift led by the younger generations. People who in years past might have headed for the suburbs are instead moving to the city or choosing not to leave. Many will live in apartments or condos. But in cities that have neighborhoods of detached dwellings (and most cities still do), people are buying, building, and fixing up little houses. . Many people who already live in a little city house are staying put, remodeling perhaps, but not trading up or moving out. . Others are building a little house in their backyard to serve as quarters for guests or extended family, or as a rental home for single people, couples, or small households, or even as an Airbnb for overnight visitors. . A few intrepid souls are finding clever ways to fit a little house into novel spots in the city - building one on the rooftop of a warehouse, or repurposing an industrial structure, or transforming a two-car garage into a home. AUTHOR: Marc Vassallo has spent over two decades in publishing and is former Editorial Director of The Taunton Press. His book The Barefoot Home was named Best Home & Garden Book of 2006 by Amazon.com. Vassallo has written for numerous magazines and literary journals and received a Fellowship in Fiction from the National Endowment for the Arts. 304 illustrations
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Taunton Press Inc Building an Affordable House: Second Edition
Book SynopsisWhile building trends may change, one thing does not: the need to build quality homes at affordable prices. And in today's building market, sustainability is an integral part of building homes that last while keeping long-term costs down. Building an Affordable House helps readers do just that with insight from the people who work in the field daily. Building expert Fernando Ruiz knows that from a homebuilder's perspective, competitive, affordable housing represents a basic business plan that blends curb appeal, functional floor space and a low price tag to guarantee quick sales. It is a blueprint that takes the speculation out of spec building and provides the builder with an elusive commodity in the construction industry: peace of mind. Plus, keeping sustainability at the forefront of building decisions is good for the environment and the homeowner's bottom line. Building an Affordable House provides an updated sensibility to the building decisions every homeowner must make in today's challenging construction environment, whether they are building a brand-new house or renovating one they love. This update includes all new code information, techniques that honour sustainable building practices, and cost-saving methods that are safe and effective. This book reveals the secrets of building better for less and developing your own cost-cutting approach that balances marketability, quality, and price.
£24.74
Texas A&M University Press The Architecture of Birdsall P. Briscoe Volume 24
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Reaktion Books House Numbers Pictures of a Forgotten History
Book SynopsisAnton Tantner's engaging, intriguingly quirky book is an illustrated chronicle of the house number, from its introduction in European towns in the eighteenth century through the spread of the numbering system in the nineteenth century to its global adoption today.
£12.95
