Women's Places: Architecture and Design 1860-1960

by Brenda Martin and Penny Sparke

What was different about the environments that women created as architects, designers and clients at a time when they were gaining increasing political and social status in a male world? Through a series of case studies, Women's Places: Architecture and Design 1860-1960, examines in detail the professional and domestic spaces created by women who had money and the opportunity to achieve their ideal. Set against a background of accepted notions of modernity relating to design and architecture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, this book provides a fascinating insight into women's social aspirations and identities. It offers new information and new interpretations in the study of gender, material culture and the built environment in the period 1860-1960.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041528449X
• ISBN13: 9780415284493
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.4"