Modernity and Housing

By Peter G. Rowe

Book Overview

Starting from the question of how can the design of modern housing can be successful, Peter Rowe explores the social, cultural, and expressive history of housing at two crucial moments: the first large-scale developments along modernist lines in the 1920s, and the widespread reconsideration of modernist principles in the 1970s. Although the inquiry is conducted along historical and theoretical lines, it proposes to uncover practicial principles that may guide the design of modern housing, each principle responding to a contemporary architectural paradox posed by modern conditions. Six detailed case studies form the illustrative centerpiece of the book.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262181517
• ISBN13: 9780262181518
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 3.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.3" x 1.3" x 9.0"