Author: Andrew Jackson DowningPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 215
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Cottage Residences
Author: Andrew Jackson DowningPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
Cottage Residences
Author: Andrew Jackson DowningPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 270
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The Gardener's Magazine and Register of Rural and Domestic Improvement
Author: John Claudius LoudonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description
The Horticulturist and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste
Author: Building Suburbia
Author: Dolores HaydenPublisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307515265
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
A lively and provocative history of the contested landscapes where the majority of Americans now live. From rustic cottages reached by steamboat to big box stores at the exit ramps of eight-lane highways, Dolores Hayden defines seven eras of suburban development since 1820. An urban historian and architect, she portrays housewives and politicians as well as designers and builders making the decisions that have generated America’s diverse suburbs. Residents have sought home, nature, and community in suburbia. Developers have cherished different dreams, seeking profit from economies of scale and increased suburban densities, while lobbying local and federal government to reduce the risk of real estate speculation. Encompassing environmental controversies as well as the complexities of race, gender, and class, Hayden’s fascinating account will forever alter how we think about the communities we build and inhabit.
The Gardener's Magazine, and Register of Rural and Domestic Improvement
Author: Houses from Books
Author: Daniel D. ReiffPublisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 9780271044194
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Many homes across America have designs based on plans taken from pattern books or mail-order catalogs. In Houses from Books, Daniel D. Reiff traces the history of published plans and offers the first comprehensive survey of their influence on the structure and the style of American houses from 1738 to 1950. Houses from Books shows that architectural publications, from Palladio&’s I Quattro Libri to Aladdin's Readi-Cut Homes, played a decisive role in every aspect of American domestic building. Reiff discusses the people and the firms who produced the books as well as the ways in which builders and architects adapted the designs in communities throughout the country. His book also offers a wide-ranging analysis of the economic and social conditions shaping American building practices. As architectural publication developed and grew more sophisticated, it played an increasingly prominent part in the design and the construction of domestic buildings. In villages and small towns, which often did not have professional architects, the publications became basic resources for carpenters and builders at all levels of expertise. Through the use of published designs, they were able to choose among a variety of plans, styles, and individual motifs and engage in a fruitful dialogue with past and present architects. Houses from Books reconstructs this dialogue by examining the links between the published designs and the houses themselves. Reiff&’s book will be indispensable to architectural historians, architects, preservationists, and regional historians. Realtors and homeowners will also find it of great interest. A catalog at the end of the book can function as a guide for those attempting to locate a model and a date for a particular design. Houses from Books contains a wealth of photographs, many by the author, that enhance its importance as a history and guide.
The U.S. Democratic Review
Author: Catalogue of the Library of the U. S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y..
Author: United States Military Academy. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
The Western Monthly
Author: Francis Fisher BrownePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 118
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