Architecture and Suburbia: From English Villa to American Dream House, 1690-2000

by John Archer

Book Overview

The American suburban dream house-a single-family, detached dwelling, frequently clustered in tight rows and cul-de-sacs-has been attacked for some time as homogeneous and barren, yet the suburbs are home to half of the American population. Architectural historian John Archer suggests the endurance of the ideal house is deeply rooted in the notions of privacy, property, and selfhood that were introduced in late seventeenth-century England and became...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816643040
• ISBN13: 9780816643042
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.1" x 9.9"