Ideal Homes - Uncovering the History and Design of the Interwar House (Paperback)

Ideal homes investigates the tastes and aspirations of the new suburban communities that emerged in Britain following the First World War. In a period when homeownership was becoming the norm, these communities sought out varieties of architecture and design that were both nostalgic and modern, reflecting longings for 'Old England' on the one hand and technological convenience on the other. The book draws on exhibitions, memoirs, advertisements and films, as well as surviving examples of suburban architecture and interiors, to identify a distinctively suburban modernism, embodied by the Tudorbethan semi. Arguing that the 'ideal' home of the period was both a retreat from the outside world and a site of change and experimentation, it concludes by considering how such houses are lived in today. This new edition also features an introductory chapter on researching the history of your own home. -- .

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Manchester University Press
Release date:	April 2020
First published:	2020
Authors:	Deborah Sugg Ryan (Professor of Design History and Theory)
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	360
ISBN-13:	978-1-5261-5067-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Residential buildings, domestic buildings > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > From 1900 > Design styles > Modernist design & Bauhaus Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	1-5261-5067-0
Barcode:	9781526150677

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