Smaller Houses of the 1920s by Ethel B Power

Smaller Houses of the 1920s by Ethel B Power

From a peak era in American domestic architecture comes this survey of homes from across the country. Its wealth of styles featuresboth new American designsand traditional European-inspired buildings of wood, stucco, concrete, brick, and stone. The 130 captioned black-and-white illustrations and 55 floor plans offer external and internal views for a full perspective on the houses' architectural ingenuity and originality.
One of the most striking features of these homes is their extreme variety in terms of efficient design. The plans combine a limited number of units into a workable whole, without sacrifice of convenience or economy. Blending practicality and charm, these imaginative designs will inspire professional architects, amateur builders, and anyone interested in the ways American architects adapted Old World designs and added elements of native style to produce a new and vibrant home building idiom.

Power, Ethel B.: - Ethel B. Power was editor of House Beautiful magazine in 1927, and thus one of the most powerful voices in style for the American home. Handpicking small gems created by the time's leading architects, Power wrote that studying house plans was to her as enjoyable a game as playing house to children.

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ISBN 13	9780486460499
ISBN 10	0486460495
Title	Smaller Houses of the 1920s
Author	Ethel B Power
Series	Dover Architecture
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Dover Publications Inc.
Year published	2007-10-26
Number of pages	112
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