Atomic Dwelling

Anxiety, Domesticity, and Postwar Architecture

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture
Cover of the book Atomic Dwelling by , Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9781136498596
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: August 21, 2012
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781136498596
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: August 21, 2012
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

In the years of reconstruction and economic boom that followed the Second World War, the domestic sphere encountered new expectations regarding social behaviour, modes of living, and forms of dwelling. This book brings together an international group of scholars from architecture, design, urban planning, and interior design to reappraise mid-twentieth century modern life, offering a timely reassessment of culture and the economic and political effects on civilian life.

This collection contains essays that examine the material of art, objects, and spaces in the context of practices of dwelling over the long span of the postwar period. It asks what role material objects, interior spaces, and architecture played in quelling or fanning the anxieties of modernism’s ordinary denizens, and how this role informs their legacy today.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In the years of reconstruction and economic boom that followed the Second World War, the domestic sphere encountered new expectations regarding social behaviour, modes of living, and forms of dwelling. This book brings together an international group of scholars from architecture, design, urban planning, and interior design to reappraise mid-twentieth century modern life, offering a timely reassessment of culture and the economic and political effects on civilian life.

This collection contains essays that examine the material of art, objects, and spaces in the context of practices of dwelling over the long span of the postwar period. It asks what role material objects, interior spaces, and architecture played in quelling or fanning the anxieties of modernism’s ordinary denizens, and how this role informs their legacy today.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Discourses of Identity in Liminal Places and Spaces by
Cover of the book The American Economy by
Cover of the book Policy Conflicts in Post-Mao China: A Documentary Survey with Analysis by
Cover of the book Performing Asian Transnationalisms by
Cover of the book Ethnicity, Gender and the Border Economy by
Cover of the book The Collective Dimension of Freedom of Religion by
Cover of the book Economic Doctrine and Method by
Cover of the book Ultimate Fighting and Embodiment by
Cover of the book Issues and Methods in Comparative Politics by
Cover of the book Language And Learning by
Cover of the book Routledge Revivals: The Shakespearean Metaphor (1990) by
Cover of the book Engendering the Environment? Gender in the World Bank's Environmental Policies by
Cover of the book Public Management and Governance in Malaysia by
Cover of the book Phonological Augmentation in Prominent Positions by
Cover of the book Adaptations of Shakespeare by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy