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Author : Michael Webb
Publisher : Universe Pub
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780789306234
Includes Millford Plantation and Drayton Hall as well as Mount Vernon and Monticello.
Author : David P. Handlin
Publisher : Boston : Little, Brown
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1979-01-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0316343005
Author : Diane Boucher
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780747813835
Modern living began with the homes of the 1950s. Casting aside the privations of the Second World War, American architects embraced the must-have mod-cons: they wrapped fitted kitchens around fridges, washing machines, dishwashers and electric ovens, gave televisions pride of place in the living room, and built integrated garages for enormous space-age cars. So why was this change so radical? In what ways did life change for people moving into these swanky new homes, and why has the legacy of the 1950s home endured for so long? Diane Boucher answers these questions and more in this colorful introduction to the homes that embody the golden age of modern design.
Author : Ryan Ridge
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780472052585
An eccentric, otherworldly guide to the domestic spaces Americans inhabit
Author : Jessica H. Foy,Thomas J. Schlereth
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1994-08
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 087049855X
"In the pivotal decades around the turn of the century, American domestic life underwent dramatic alteration. From backstairs to front stairs, spaces and the activities within them were radically affected by shifts in the larger social and material environments. This volume, while taking account of architecture and decoration, moves us beyond the study of buildings to the study of behaviors, particularly the behaviors of those who peopled the middle-class, single-family, detached American home between 1880 and 1930." "The book's contributors study transformations in services (such as home utilities of power, heat, light, water, and waste removal) in servicing (for example, the impact of home appliances such as gas and electric ranges, washing machines, and refrigerators), and in serving (changes in domestic servants' duties, hours of work, racial and ethnic backgrounds)." "In blending intellectual and home history, these essays both examine and exemplify the perennial American enthusiasm for, as well as anxiety about, the meaning of modernity."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Author : Mary James
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Ecological houses
ISBN : 0615397905
From steamy Louisiana to snowy Wisconsin, and from Brooklyn brownstones to western Marin County bungalows, Passive Houses are being created in a wide range of climate and building types across the United States. "Recreating the American Home: The Passive House Approach" by Mary James showcases 10 recently constructed Passive House projects across the country. With its mix of new construction and retrofit projects in a variety of climate types, "Recreating the American Home" provides concrete examples of elegant, energy-efficient housing solutions for architects, builders, and homeowners everywhere. As increasing numbers of Passive Houses get built, and more people experience the comfort and low energy bills that these homes deliver, the demand for Passive Houses will continue to grow. This book chronicles how architects, builders, and designers across the country can respond to their clients' requests for comfortable, greener, more energy-efficient homes-in short, for homes that help them create the future they want to live in.
Author : Lester Walker
Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 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 : Thomas Dumm
Publisher : Belknap Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780674057715
Americans encounter their homes in ways comforting and haunting: as an imagined refuge or a place of mastery and domination, a destination or a place to escape. Drawing on literature, personal experience, and the histories of slavery, incarceration, and homesteading, Thomas Dumm offers a meditation on the richness and poverty of the idea of home.
Author : William T. Baker,The Images Publishing Group
Publisher : Images Publishing
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781864704839
IMAGES' third monograph on the outstanding new classicist, William T. Baker.
Author : Gil Schafer III
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-18
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9780847838721
Acclaimed architect Gil Schafer illustrates how he blends classical architecture, interior decoration, and landscape to create homes with a feeling of history. As a traditional architect, Gil Schafer specializes in building new "old" houses as well as renovating historic homes. His work takes the best of American historic and classical architecture—its detailed moldings and harmonious proportions—and updates it, retaining its character and detail while simultaneously reworking it to be more in tune with the way we live now—comfortable, practical, family-oriented. In his first book, Schafer covers the three essential cornerstones of creating a great traditional house: architecture, landscape, and decoration. He discusses the important interplay between the interior architecture and the fabrics, furniture, and wall treatments. In-depth profiles build on these essays, including Schafer’s own new "old" house in the Hudson Valley; the renovation of a historic home in Nashville designed by Charles Platt in 1915; and the restoration of a magnificent 1843 Greek Revival mansion in Charleston. Filled with hundreds of interior and detail shots, The Great American House is an invaluable resource for anyone who loves old houses and traditional design.
Author : Joanne Kellar Bouknight
Publisher : Taunton
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Architecture
ISBN : IND:30000093898538
Each house is showcased in four to six pages and shown from a variety of views, with a brief introductory text explaining what makes the house unique and color photographs illustrating the key design features. Sidebars elaborate why the architects selected each house.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Better Homes & Gardens Books
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Architecture
ISBN : PSU:000060315342
Depicts key design principles over the past 50 years using images from the first editions of Better Homes and Gardens Decorating Book. This book also reflects over five decades of decorating trends, aimed at inspiring the readers to create fresh rooms that reflect the styles and tastes.
Author : Sean Cho A.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1637680082
Cho A.'s poetry wonders at small everyday delights. Sean Cho A.'s debut poetry chapbook directs a keen eye on everyday occurrences and how these small events shape us as individuals. This collection is filled with longing for love, understanding, and simplicity. But these poems also express great pleasure in continued desire. With exuberant energy that flows through the collection, the speaker announces: "I won't apologize for the smallness of my delights." Filled with questions and wonder, these poems revel in the unknowing and liminal spaces, and we as readers are invited to join in this revelry. Cho A.'s poetry reminds and allows us to pause, to wonder, and enjoy our many pleasures. American Home was selected by Danusha Laméris for the 2020 Autumn House Chapbook Prize.
Author : American Home Missionary Society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 630 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1847
Category : Congregational churches
ISBN : HARVARD:32044023334162
Author : Jessica H. Foy,Karal Ann Marling
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1995-07
Category : Architecture
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.