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Designing a Place Called Home
James W. Wentling
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Paperback. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMC; PD; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 596.
are often lined with garages in front of houses that are clearly more internalized in design, some even taking on a fortress-like appearance. Today's new homes are technically superior in construction; i.e., they are more energy efficient, weather resistant and maintenance free. However, they also seem to lack the warmth and charm of prewar homes, for which more construction dollars were spent on quality veneers, buUt-in features and other human-scale details. The postwar need for massive amounts of "affordable" housing for returning GIs helped to encourage buUding practices that could reduce on-site labor and material costs in houses. The accommodation ... Read more
are often lined with garages in front of houses that are clearly more internalized in design, some even taking on a fortress-like appearance. Today's new homes are technically superior in construction; i.e., they are more energy efficient, weather resistant and maintenance free. However, they also seem to lack the warmth and charm of prewar homes, for which more construction dollars were spent on quality veneers, buUt-in features and other human-scale details. The postwar need for massive amounts of "affordable" housing for returning GIs helped to encourage buUding practices that could reduce on-site labor and material costs in houses. The accommodation ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
Number of Pages
290
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781468414202
SKU
V9781468414202
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99-15
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