Title:
Ranches, rowhouses, and railroad flats : American homes : how they shape our landscapes and neighborhoods
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York : W.W. Norton, 1999
ISBN:
9780393730258
Available:*
Library | Item Barcode | Call Number | Material Type | Item Category 1 | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Searching... | 30000010046632 | NA7205 H86 1999 | Open Access Book | Book | Searching... |
Searching... | 30000010051885 | NA7205 H86 1999 | Open Access Book | Book | Searching... |
On Order
Summary
Summary
What are the basic requirements for a home? Christine Hunter looks at how legal, cultural, and technological standards have developed, and examines current criteria for a "minimum standard" family home, in three possible forms: freestanding house, attached house, and apartment. She discusses interior spaces, connections to the immediate outdoors, mechanical and plumbing connections, and connections to society. She emphasizes the varied and often conflicting environmental concerns, and examines how homes are grouped and combined with other building types and open spaces into neighborhoods.
Author Notes
Christine Hunter is an architect with Magnusson Architecture and Planning. She lives in New York City.