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Author Friedman, Avi, 1952-

Title Peeking through the keyhole : the evolution of North American homes / Avi Friedman & David Krawitz
Published Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2002

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 212 pages)
Contents Introduction: The Accelerated Present -- What We Eat, Where We Eat -- Webs and Wires -- Buy New or Renovate? -- Living with Kids -- Growing Old at Home -- Where Exactly Do We Live? -- Home as a Consumer Product -- Afterword: Where Do We Go From Here?
Summary "Peeking through the Keyhole explores transformations in the way we live and the places we call home. Avi Friedman and David Krawitz guide the reader through the trends and changes that have influenced residential design and construction over the last fifty years. From kitchens to home offices to entire neighbourhoods, they unravel the effect of technology and consumerism on the way we perceive and use domestic space, arguing that homes are no longer a product of pure design but a response to forces beyond the control of designers, builders, and users."--Jacket
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Housing -- North America
Architecture, Domestic -- North America -- History
Architecture, Domestic -- Social aspects -- North America
ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Residential.
HOUSE & HOME -- Design & Construction.
Architecture, Domestic
Architecture, Domestic -- Social aspects
Housing
Woningen.
North America
Genre/Form Electronic books
History
Form Electronic book
Author Krawitz, David
ISBN 9780773570603
0773570608