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GUSN-245461
ix, 182 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), plans ; 24 cm., "Homes are our most personal, private places, at the heart of how we conceive of life outside the public sphere. A History of Domestic Space explores how domestic architecture has shaped and been shaped by family and social relationships over the past three centuries. The changing form, setting, and technology of the home have profoundly affected our opportunities for individual privacy within a family and family privacy within a community."--Jacket.
Architecture, Domestic History.
Dwellings History.
Architecture and society
Woninginrichting.
Woningen.
Persoonlijke levenssfeer.
Habitations
Architecture domestique
Ward, W. Peter.
1. Housing and Privacy -- 2. Interiors. Little House, Big House. The Question of Crowding. The Organization of Household Space. Domestic Technology and Interior Spaces. The Bathroom. The Parlour. The Kitchen. The Bedroom. The Apartment -- 3. The House in its Setting. The Farmhouse. The Villa. The Home in City and Suburb. The Front of the House. Porches, Verandahs, Patios, Decks. Gardens and Yards -- 4. Privacy and the Canadian Home.
Vancouver : UBC Press
ix, 182 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), plans ; 24 cm.
"Homes are our most personal, private places, at the heart of how we conceive of life outside the public sphere. A History of Domestic Space explores how domestic architecture has shaped and been shaped by family and social relationships over the past three centuries. The changing form, setting, and technology of the home have profoundly affected our opportunities for individual privacy within a family and family privacy within a community."--Jacket.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Gift of Vernacular Architecture Project, January 30, 2002.
0774806842
9780774806848
Stacks NA7241.W37 1999
Canada
Canada.
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