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Author: Sandy Isenstadt
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 17.50cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 25.10cm
Weight: 0.820kg
ISBN: 9781107675063
ISBN 10: 1107675065
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 09 June 2014
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
College-level students of architecture, design and social issues will find a fine study in The Modern American House, which considers how home designers worked to enhance spatial perception in middle-class houses. - The Bookwatch,/i> Diance C. Donovan, Midwest Book Review The Modern American House approaches domestic architecture through a new lens...the book's themes are always intriguing, and the glimpses into previous cultural eras' beliefs are convincing because they are allowed to unfold slowly and in detail. With its emphasis on viewers' experience of spaciousness, the book fits into recent verancular architecture studies that examine inhabitation as a primary influence on buildings. - Elizabeth C. Cromley, Northeastern University Isenstadt exploits a rich array of sources rarely consulted in studies of modern architecture: journals, magazines, popular books, and other widely disseminated publications. He demonstrates that the quest for spaciousness, set against the crowded, industrial city and reflecting American cultural ideals such as virtue, independence, solitude, and freedom, paralleled the emergence and growth of a large, single-family home owning middle class...The Modern American House complicates our received understanding of modern space...an indispensable resource for future scholars of modern architecture and others who seek a richer understanding of the American domestic environment. -Society of Architectural Historians
'The book's themes are always intriguing. With its emphasis on viewers' experience of spaciousness rather than architects creating spaciousness, the book fits into recent vernacular architecture studies that examine inhabitation as a primary influence on buildings.' Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 'Isenstadt's book shines as a model of interdisciplinary writing. ... His scholarly thoroughness and rhetorical openness make his work a pleasure to read and contemplate.' The American Historical Review
Author Information
Sandy Isenstadt is Assistant Professor of Art History at Yale University. A scholar of modern architecture, he has written on the work of Richard Neutra, Josep Lluis Sert, Leon Krier, and Rem Koolhaus. His work has been supported by the Center for Advanced Study of the Visual Arts (National Gallery of Art), the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Graham Foundation.
