American architects and the single-family home : lessons learned from the Architects' Small House Service Bureau / edited by Lisa M. Tucker.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tucker, Lisa M., editor.

Perkins Architectural Rare Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Small houses--United States--History--20th century.

Small houses.

Architecture and society--United States--History--20th century.

Architecture and society.

Architects' Small House Service Bureau.

History.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

x, 210 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2015.

Summary:

American Architects and the Single-Family Home explains how a small group of architects started the Architects' Small House Service Bureau in 1919 and changed the course of twentieth-century residential design for the better. Concepts and principles they developed related to public spaces, private spaces, and service spaces for living; details about the books they published to promote good design, as well as new essays from contemporary practitioners, will inspire your own designs. The book includes more than 200 black and white images. Book jacket.

Contents:

An overview of single-family houses in the U.S.

An introduction to the ASHSB and their designs

Site, form and style

Spaces for living and entertainment

Functional living spaces

Private spaces for living

The ASHSB and interior design

Residential architecture and implications for the future

Design principles of small homes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-204) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Perkins Architectural Rare Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781138837836

1138837830

9781138837843

1138837849

OCLC:

900609703