Women's places : architecture and design 1860-1960 / edited by Brenda Martin and Penny Sparke.
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TextPublication details: London : Routledge, 2003Description: xx, 178 p. : ill., facsims., portsISBN: 9780203402016 (ebook)Subject(s): Women architects | Women designers | Aesthetic movement (Art) | Architecture and women | Architecture and Planning | Architectural structure & design | History of architecture | Theory of architecture | Architecture: interior design | Gender studies, gender groups | Gender studies: women & girls | Architecture | Architecture: public buildings | Reference worksGenre/Form: Online access: Click here to access online Also available in printed form ISBN 9780415284493Summary: This collection shows a range of relationships between women & material culture in a given historical period, from those who engaged with the avant-garde of their day, to others who were more conservative & worked within prevailing traditions & conventions. 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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-174) and index.
This collection shows a range of relationships between women & material culture in a given historical period, from those who engaged with the avant-garde of their day, to others who were more conservative & worked within prevailing traditions & conventions. 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.
Also available in printed form ISBN 9780415284493
Electronic reproduction. Askews and Holts. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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