Colomina, Beatriz,

Domesticity at war / Beatriz Colomina. - various pagings : illustrations (some colour) ; 27 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Built in the USA -- 1949 -- DDU at MoMA -- The Eames House -- The lawn at war -- X-ray architecture -- Unbreathed air -- Enclosed by images -- The underground house.

In the years immediately following World War II, America embraced modern architecture - not as something imported from Europe, but as an entirely new mode of operation. This text shows how postwar American architecture adapted the techniques and materials that were developed for military applications to domestic use.

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Architecture, Domestic--United States--Case studies
Modern movement (Architecture)--United States
Architecture and society--History--United States--20th century.

NA7208 / .C589 2007

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