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Beschreibung

The original guide on modern housing from the premier expert and activist in the public housing movement

Originally published in 1934, Modern Housing is widely acknowledged as one of the most important books on housing of the twentieth century, introducing the latest developments in European modernist housing to an American audience. It is also a manifesto: America needs to draw on Europe’s example to solve its housing crisis. Only when housing is transformed into a planned, public amenity will it truly be modern.

Modern Housing’s sharp message catalyzed an intense period of housing activism in the United States, resulting in the Housing Act of 1937, which Catherine Bauer coauthored. But these reforms never went far enough: so long as housing remained the subject of capitalist speculation, Bauer knew the housing problem would remain. In light of today’s affordable housing emergency, her prescriptions for how to achieve humane and dignified modern housing remain as instructive and urgent as ever.

The original guide on modern housing from the premier expert and activist in the public housing movement

Originally published in 1934, Modern Housing is widely acknowledged as one of the most important books on housing of the twentieth century, introducing the latest developments in European modernist housing to an American audience. It is also a manifesto: America needs to draw on Europe’s example to solve its housing crisis. Only when housing is transformed into a planned, public amenity will it truly be modern.

Modern Housing’s sharp message catalyzed an intense period of housing activism in the United States, resulting in the Housing Act of 1937, which Catherine Bauer coauthored. But these reforms never went far enough: so long as housing remained the subject of capitalist speculation, Bauer knew the housing problem would remain. In light of today’s affordable housing emergency, her prescriptions for how to achieve humane and dignified modern housing remain as instructive and urgent as ever.

Über den Autor

Catherine Bauer (Wurster) (1905–1964) was a leading public housing advocate and a lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley, where she was instrumental in the creation of its College of Environmental Design.

Barbara Penner is an architectural historian and professor of architectural humanities at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Genre: Importe, Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Architektur
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781517909062
ISBN-10: 1517909066
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Bauer, Catherine
Hersteller: University of Minnesota Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 232 x 149 x 29 mm
Von/Mit: Catherine Bauer
Erscheinungsdatum: 14.04.2020
Gewicht: 0,638 kg
Artikel-ID: 126443477

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