America By Design: The House

Duration: 60

Year Published: 1987

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Explores the shape, history, and symbolism of the American home. Studies a home in terms of its function and social context, including its status as a reward for hard work and proof of social worthiness. Notes the contributions of landscape designers and architects and briefly discusses the small, machine-made nail that helped create an entire revolution in the construction industry.

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