Ranches, Rowhouses, and Railroad Flats: American Homes: How They Shape Our Landscapes and Neighborhoods

Christine Hunter

Praise for Ranches, Rowhouses, & Railroad Flats:

"Any interested in the architectural heritage and culture of American neighborhoods must look at Ranches, Rowhouses & Railroad Flats. . . . [A] wonderful blend of black and white line drawings and insights into how American housing forms evolved and influenced their neighborhood's development."
—California Bookwatch

Overview

An introduction to housing in the United States: its characteristic forms and its environmental implications.

What are the basic requirements for a home? Christine Hunter looks at how legal, cultural, and technological standards have developed, and examines current criteria for a "minimum standard" family home, in three possible forms: freestanding house, attached house, and apartment. She discusses interior spaces, connections to the immediate outdoors, mechanical and plumbing connections, and connections to society. She emphasizes the varied and often conflicting environmental concerns, and examines how homes are grouped and combined with other building types and open spaces into neighborhoods.

About the Author

Christine Hunter is an architect who lives in New York City.

ISBN: 0-393-73186-3
2005
192 pages, Illustrated