Ranches, Rowhouses, and Railroad Flats: American Homes: How They Shape Our Landscapes and Neighborhoods (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780393731866)

What are the basic requirements for a home? Christine Hunter looks at how legal, cultural, and technological standards have developed, and examines current criteria for a "minimum standard" family home, in three possible forms: freestanding house, attached house, and apartment. She discusses interior spaces, connections to the immediate outdoors, mechanical and plumbing connections, and connections to society. She emphasizes the varied and often conflicting environmental concerns, and examines how homes are grouped and combined with other building types and open spaces into neighborhoods.

Author: Christine Hunter
ISBN-10: 0393731863
ISBN-13: 9780393731866
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English
Published: 11/17/2005
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 8.22h x 5.98w x 0.73d