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Housing design and society in Amsterdam : reconfiguring urban order and identity, 1900-1920

Nancy Stieber
Nancy Stieber emphasizes in this text the tensions involved in making architectural design a social practice, while she seeks to demonstrate the success of this collective enterprise in bringing about effective social policy and aesthetic progress
Print Book, English, 1998
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University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1998
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viii, 386 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
9780226774176, 0226774171
38016673
1900-1999
Amsterdam
Amsterdam (Netherlands) Buildings, structures, etc
Amsterdam (Pays-Bas) Constructions
Arbeiterklasse
Architecture
Architecture Politique gouvernementale Pays-Bas Amsterdam
Architecture and state
Architecture and state Netherlands Amsterdam
Architecture et État Pays-Bas Amsterdam Histoire 20e siècle
Art, Architecture & Applied Arts
Bouwkunst
Buildings
Geschichte 1900-1920
Gesellschaft
Haus
History
Netherlands Amsterdam
Niederlande
Sociaal-economisch beleid
Sociale ontwikkeling
Städtebau
Travailleurs Habitations Pays-Bas Amsterdam Histoire 20e siècle
Wohnungsbau
Woningbouw
Working class Dwellings
Working class Dwellings Netherlands Amsterdam History 20th century
Acknowledgements Introduction Ch. 1: The Politics of Daily Life Ch. 2: Social Hygiene and Aesthetics Ch. 3: Setting Housing Standards Ch. 4: Civilizing the Working Class Ch. 5: The Standard Plan Ch. 6: Controlling Urban Aesthetics Ch. 7: Reforming Workers' Taste Ch. 8: Normalization of the Facade Conclusion Appendix Note Index
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