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A Paradise of Small Houses: The Evolution, Devolution, and Potential Rebirth of Urban Housing

A Paradise of Small Houses: The Evolution, Devolution, and Potential Rebirth of Urban Housing - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Max PodemskiPublish date:03/26/24Pages:272
Language:EnglishPublisher:Beacon PressISBN-13:9780807007785ISBN-10:807007781UPC:9780807007785Book Category:Architecture, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Urban & Land Use Planning, Sociology, Poverty & HomelessnessBook Topic:UrbanSize:8.90 x 6.30 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.2015Product ID:SCYMPH7J9Z
From the Haitian-style "shotgun" houses of the 19th century to the lavish high-rises of the 21st century, a walk through the streets of America's neighborhoods that reveals the rich history--and future--of urban housing

The Philadelphia row house. The New York tenement. The Boston triple-decker. Every American city has its own iconic housing style, structures that have been home to generations of families and are symbols of identity and pride. Max Podemski, an urban planner for the city of Los Angeles and lifelong architecture buff, has spent his career in and around these buildings. Deftly combining his years of experience with extensive research, Podemski walks the reader through the history of our dwelling spaces--and offers a blueprint for how time-tested urban planning models can help us build the homes the United States so desperately needs.

In A Paradise of Small Houses, Podemski charts how these dwellings have evolved over the centuries according to the geography, climate, population, and culture of each city. He introduces the reader to styles like Chicago's prefabricated workers cottages and LA's car-friendly dingbats, illuminating the human stories behind each city's iconic housing type. Through it all, Podemski interrogates the American values that have equated home ownership with success and led to the US housing crisis, asking, "How can we look to the past to build the homes, neighborhoods, and cities of the future that our communities deserve?"
Language:EnglishPublisher:Beacon PressISBN-13:9780807007785ISBN-10:807007781UPC:9780807007785Book Category:Architecture, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Urban & Land Use Planning, Sociology, Poverty & HomelessnessBook Topic:UrbanSize:8.90 x 6.30 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.2015Product ID:SCYMPH7J9Z
Max Podemski is an urban planner, a writer, and an illustrator who currently serves as a transportation planner for the city of Los Angeles. His writing has appeared in The Guardian, the Los Angeles Times, and KCET. His work has been profiled in a range of media, including Curbed, KPCC public radio, and the Jewish Journal. He also runs an architectural print company called Polkela.
Publisher: Beacon Press

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