Women's Places: Architecture and Design 1860-1960 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780415284486)

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.

Author: Brenda Martin
ISBN-10: 0415284481
ISBN-13: 9780415284486
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 06/26/2003
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.22lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.14w x 0.65d