The Social Project Housing Postwar France |
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| Author:
| Cupers, Kenny |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8166-8965-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2014 |
| Publisher: | University of Minnesota Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $62.95 |
Book Description:
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The Social Project unearths three decades of architectural and social experiments centered on the dwelling environment as it became an object of modernization, an everyday site of citizen participation, and a domain of social scientific expertise. The first comprehensive history of these wide-ranging urban projects, this book reveals how housing in postwar France shaped contemporary urbanity and modern architecture at large.
The Social Project unearths three decades of architectural and social experiments centered on the dwelling environment as it became an object of modernization, an everyday site of citizen participation, and a domain of social scientific expertise. The first comprehensive history of these wide-ranging urban projects, this book reveals how housing in postwar France shaped contemporary urbanity and modern architecture at large.