Bibliograph

The language of houses, how buildings speak to us, Alison Lurie ; illustrations by Karen Sung

Type

Label

The language of houses, how buildings speak to us, Alison Lurie ; illustrations by Karen Sung

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The language of houses

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

869267286

Responsibility statement

Alison Lurie ; illustrations by Karen Sung

Sub title

how buildings speak to us

Summary

Offers a meditation on architecture and how it speaks to human experience, looking at what buildings and the spaces they contain say about the people who inhabit them, as well as the effects that those spaces have on them

Table Of Contents

What buildings say -- Architectural languages -- Materials and styles -- Outside the house -- Inside the house -- Inside the room -- Houses of God -- Houses of art and science -- Houses of learning I: grade schools -- Houses of learning II: high schools and colleges -- Houses of confinement: prisons, hospitals, asylums, nursing homes -- Houses of hospitality: hotels and restaurants -- Houses of commerce: stores and offices -- Personal space

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