"The meaning of things is a study of the significance of material possessions in contemporary urban life, and of the ways people carve meaning out of their domestic environment. Drawing on a survey of eighty families in Chicago who were interviewed on the subject of their feelin…
Recipient of the Jo Anne Stolaroff Cotsen Prize Occupied from around 7500 BC to 5700 BC, the large Neolithic and Chalcolithic settlement of Catalhoyuk in Anatolia is composed entirely of domestic buildings; no public buildings have been identified. First excavated in the early 1…
Occupied from around 7500 BC to 5700 BC, the large Neolithic and Chalcolithic settlement of Çatalhöyük in Anatolia is composed entirely of domestic buildings; no public buildings have been identified. First excavated in the early 1960s, the site was left untouched until 1993. Du…
"This book, which fills a gap in the materiality of lived relations, examines households within the context of their immediate physical surroundings of home and shows how human interactions are reflected in built forms. Houses are dynamic participants in family life in many ways…
Cosa IV: the houses
by Bruno, Vincent J., Scott, Russell T.
fromMemoirs of the American Academy in Rome
Cosa IV: the houses
by Bruno, Vincent J., Scott, Russell T.
fromMemoirs of the American Academy in Rome
Cosa IV: the houses
by Bruno, Vincent J., Scott, Russell T.
fromMemoirs of the American Academy in Rome
"Cosa was a Latin colony founded by Rome in 273 B.C. in territory confiscated from the Etruscan city of Vulci. The fortification walls of the ancient town still dominate the coast some ninety miles north of Rome. The town itself became an agricultural and commercial center, whos…
Monografie over de moderne Amerikaanse architect (1911-1994), m.n. bekend door zijn gevarieerd en eigenzinnig vormgegeven woonhuizen in Californië.
This volume traces the span of architect John Lautner's career from the 1940s to the 1990s. It contains photographs of 25 important designs revealing his multifaceted houses, particularly his innovative use of modern structural systems.
