{"product_id":"a-paradise-of-small-houses-max-podemski-9780807007785","title":"A Paradise of Small Houses: The Evolution, Devolution, and Potential Rebirth of Urban Housing","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the Haitian-style \"shotgun\" houses of the 19th century to the lavish high-rises of the 21st century, a walk through the streets of America's neighborhoods that reveals the rich history--and future--of urban housing\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Philadelphia row house. The New York tenement. The Boston triple-decker. Every American city has its own iconic housing style, structures that have been home to generations of families and are symbols of identity and pride. Max Podemski, an urban planner for the city of Los Angeles and lifelong architecture buff, has spent his career in and around these buildings. Deftly combining his years of experience with extensive research, Podemski walks the reader through the history of our dwelling spaces--and offers a blueprint for how time-tested urban planning models can help us build the homes the United States so desperately needs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Paradise of Small Houses\u003c\/i\u003e, Podemski charts how these dwellings have evolved over the centuries according to the geography, climate, population, and culture of each city. He introduces the reader to styles like Chicago's prefabricated workers cottages and LA's car-friendly dingbats, illuminating the human stories behind each city's iconic housing type. Through it all, Podemski interrogates the American values that have equated home ownership with success and led to the US housing crisis, asking, \"How can we look to the past to build the homes, neighborhoods, and cities of the future that our communities deserve?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Max Podemski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807007781\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807007785\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beacon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/26\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/22\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2024 pg. 8","brand":"Max Podemski","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44634770178303,"sku":"9780807007785","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f0181fa2-e138-442e-868b-13e273eeb82a.jpg?v=1703590817","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-paradise-of-small-houses-max-podemski-9780807007785","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}