America By Design: The House
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Explores the shape, history, and symbolism of the American home. Studies a home in terms of its function and social context, including its status as a reward for hard work and proof of social worthiness. Notes the contributions of landscape designers and architects and briefly discusses the small, machine-made nail that helped create an entire revolution in the construction industry.
More in America By Design Series
- America By Design: Monuments 1987
- America By Design: The House 1987
- America By Design: The Shape of the Land 1987
- America By Design: The Street 1987
- America By Design: The Workplace 1987
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