Women's Places
Author | : Brenda Martin |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 2003-09-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781134453009 |
ISBN-13 | : 1134453000 |
Rating | : 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Download or read book Women's Places written by Brenda Martin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.