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Author : Ryan Ridge
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780472052585
An eccentric, otherworldly guide to the domestic spaces Americans inhabit
Author : Lincoln James
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2008-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781435801271
Explore the great variety of the first peoples of America through a look at traditional homes, from longhouses to teepees, to adobe villages. Correlated to the Informational Text Standards from the Common Core, readers glean a look at America's first homes, with high quality photographs and key text features.
Author : P. V. Knight
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781538208946
Most native peoples live in modern homes today, but years ago, they lived in vastly different dwellings. These inventive buildings were constructed of available natural resources, such as wood, grass, and adobe bricks, without the use of machinery we rely on today. Readers will appreciate the vivid photographs that accompany the interesting text and surprising fact boxes in this indispensable volume, beneficial to any elementary social studies classroom.
Author : Jada Wright-Greene
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-03
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781439672495
The state of Florida has a rich history of African Americans who have contributed to the advancement and growth of today. From slaves to millionaires, African Americans from all walks of life resided in cabins, homes, and stately mansions. The lives of millionaires, educators, businessmen, community leaders, and innovators in Florida's history are explored in each residence. Mary McLeod Bethune, A.L. Lewis, and D.A. Dorsey are a few of the prominent African Americans who not only resided in the state of Florida but also created opportunities for other blacks to further their lives in education and ownership of property and to have a better quality of life. One of the most humanistic traits found in history is the home of someone who has added something of value to society. Today, some of these residences serve as house museums, community art galleries, cultural institutions, and monuments that interpret and share the legacy of their owners.
Author : William T. Baker,The Images Publishing Group
Publisher : Images Publishing
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781864704839
William T. Baker's work is inspired by the bounty of classical architecture found in the grand homes of the southern United States, particularly the state of Georgia. The hallmarks of his architecture are extraordinary attention to details of craftsmansh
Author : Michael Shoulders
Publisher : Charlesbridge
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2008-07-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781607340300
Houses in trees, houses on water, houses with wheels! America is a country of diverse people who live in all types of homes--homes made of wood, metal, glass, even snow! In the desert, on a farm, or by the beach, American houses have only one thing in common--they provide shelter and comfort to those who live in them. No matter the size, shape, or location, they are places to call home. This alphabetical survey spans over three centuries of architecture. Vivid illustrations and simple, informative text introduce young readers to the limitlessness of the American imagination. Readers will not only learn about a variety of houses, from yurts to pueblos to farmhouses, but about the variety of people who inhabit them.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Energy policy
ISBN : PSU:000058160831
Author : Tad Burness
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02-28
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781440225901
Follow the progression of the American home with this latest creation from the Tad Burness studio. This one-of-a-kind collection features historical, exciting, and beautiful homes from 1880 to 1980. Each yearly section presents various styles of houses, kitchens, baths, floor plans, light fixtures, and new developments. Many of the time periods include detailed advertisements with original prices, competing household appliances, and new fads. Representative regions and styles include the kit houses of the early 1900s, Victorian-style homes, and Mediterranean looks. The wealth of information and detail will pique the curiosity of those interested in home restoration, and retro design, as well as architects, real estate agents, interior designers, and members of historical societies.
Author : Jessica H. Foy,Karal Ann Marling
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1995-07
Category : Art
ISBN : 0870499076
Between 1890 and 1930, the domestic arts, as well as the daily life of the American family, began to reflect rapid advances in technology, aesthetics, and attitudes about American culture. Pictorial, literary, musical, and decorative arts from this era all reveal a shift from clutter to clarity and from profusion to restraint as modern conveniences, ranging from pre-stamped needlework patterns to central heat, were introduced into the domestic environment. However, the household arts were also affected by an enduring strain of conservatism reflected in the popularity of historically inspired furnishing styles. In this collection of essays, ten experts in turn-of-the-century popular and material culture examine how the struggle between modernity and tradition was reflected in various facets of the household aesthetic. Their findings touch on sub-themes of gender, generation, and class to provide a fascinating commentary on what middle-class Americans were prepared to discard in the name of modernity and what they stubbornly retained for the sake of ideology. Through an examination of material culture and prescriptive literature from this period, the essayists also demonstrate how changes in artistic expression affected the psychological, social, and cultural lives of everyday Americans. This book joins a growing list of titles dedicated to analyzing and interpreting the cultural dimensions of past domestic life. Its essays shed new light on house history by tracking the transformation of a significant element of home life - its expressions of art.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 738 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1972-07
Category : Architecture, Domestic
ISBN : PSU:000065373033
Author : Gerald L. Foster
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2004-03-09
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0547561520
American Houses is a historical guide to the architecture of the American home. While other architectural field guides show only façades, this book includes floor plans, showing how the form of a house arises from its function. Photographs and drawings of exteriors illustrate the significant field marks of each style and help pinpoint the key elements that can identify a house even when it has been remodeled beyond recognition. Beautifully illustrated, clearly written, and impeccably researched, American Houses is an essential reference for anyone interested in the history of American residential architecture.
Author : Lester Walker
Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-10
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1579129927
American Homes is the classic work of American house architecture. From the Dutch colonial, to the New England Salt Box, to the 1950s prefab, this unrivaled reference and useful guide to 103 building styles pays homage to our country's housing heritage. American Homes opens the window onto the rich landscape of all the places we call home. Award-winning architect Lester Walker examines hundreds of styles of homes—more than any other survey of American domestic architecture—and helps us understand the history of each style, why it developed as it did, and the practical and historical reasons behind its shape, size, material, ornament, and plan. Hundreds of sequenced drawings illustrate the evolution of our most beloved housing styles, like the colonial English Cottage, which grows before our eyes from a simple square of posts and beams to a fully constructed home with hand-split cedar clapboards and an intricately thatched roof. There's also the Italianate, whose roof displays its intricate carved brackets and is topped with a cupola that serves to filter light to the interior of the home. Annotated floor plans offer insight into the structure of these homes, and with it, a good measure of inspiration. No wrought-iron railing, white stucco wall, or gingerbread gable goes neglected. Every idiosyncratic detail and decoration of each of these uniquely American designs is delicately drawn. American Homes is the perfect reference for enthusiasts of architecture, history, and American studies. It is also the ideal inspiration for anyone who lives in or dreams of living in a classic American home.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1276 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Architecture, Domestic
ISBN : UCSD:31822026853580
Author : Jack W. Plunkett
Publisher : Plunkett Research, Ltd.
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2008-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781593921125
Provides detailed analysis and statistics of all facets of the real estate and construction industry, including architecture, engineering, property management, finance, operations, mortgages, REITs, brokerage, construction and development. Includes profiles of nearly 400 firms.
Author : Theodore Caplow,Louis Caplow,Louis Hicks,Theodore Hicks,Ben J. Wattenberg,Wattenberg
Publisher : American Enterprise Institute
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0844741388
Companion v. to the PBS television documentary "The first measured century". Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-296) and index.