Main entry:

Colomina, Beatriz.

Title & Author:

Domesticity at war / Beatriz Colomina.

Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2007.

Description:

1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Built in the USA -- 1949 -- DDU at MoMA -- The Eames House -- The lawn at war -- X-ray architecture -- Unbreathed air -- Enclosed by images -- The underground house.
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Summary:

In the years immediately following World War II, America embraced modern architecture - not as something imported from Europe, but as an entirely new mode of operation. This text shows how postwar American architecture adapted the techniques and materials that were developed for military applications to domestic use.

Resources:
Table of contents
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ISBN:

9780262033619 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
0262033615 (hardcover ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Architecture, Domestic United States Case studies.
Architecture United States History 20th century.
Modern movement (Architecture) United States.
Architecture and society United States History 20th century.
Architecture domestique États-Unis Cas, Études de.
Architecture États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.
Mouvement moderne (Architecture) États-Unis.
Architecture et société États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture domestique États-Unis Études de cas.
Architecture
Architecture and society
Architecture, Domestic
Modern movement (Architecture)
Architektur
Haus
Häuslichkeit
Wohnungsbau
Architecture and society United States 20th century.
Arkitektur Förenta staterna 1900-talet.
Arkitektur och samhälle.
Arkitektur genusaspekter.
United States
USA

Form/genre:

Case studies.
History
Études de cas.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 251524
Call No.: NA7208 .C65 2007
Status: Available