Catherine Bauer changed forever the concept of social housing and inspired a generation of urban activists to integrate public housing into the emerging welfare state of the mid-20th century. She was one of a small group of idealists who called themselves "Housers" because of their commitment to raising the quality of urban life through improving shelter for low-income families. The story of her life and achievement is full of famous names in art and architecture. Her visionary teachings about the need for housing for the ...
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Catherine Bauer changed forever the concept of social housing and inspired a generation of urban activists to integrate public housing into the emerging welfare state of the mid-20th century. She was one of a small group of idealists who called themselves "Housers" because of their commitment to raising the quality of urban life through improving shelter for low-income families. The story of her life and achievement is full of famous names in art and architecture. Her visionary teachings about the need for housing for the poor and disadvantaged, and the symbiotic relationship between good housing and a healthy society, remain as relevant as ever.
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Add this copy of Houser: the Life and Work of Catherine Bauer, 1905-64 to cart. $29.17, good condition, Sold by Zoom Books Company rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lynden, WA, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by UBC Press.
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Add this copy of Houser the Life and Work of Catherine Bauer, 1905-64 to cart. $40.00, like new condition, Sold by Treehorn Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Rosa, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by UBC Press.
Add this copy of Houser: the Life and Work of Catherine Bauer, 1905-64 to cart. $53.55, new condition, Sold by Kennys.ie rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galway, IRELAND, published 2000 by University of British Columbia Press.
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New. Catherine Bauer (1905-64) changed forever the concept of social housing, and inspired a generation of urban activists to integrate public housing into the emerging welfare state of the mid-20th century. The book presents the story of the evolution of housing policy from the 1930s to 1960s. Num Pages: 358 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JKSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 531. 2000. Revised ed. paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
Add this copy of Houser: the Life and Work of Catherine Bauer, 1905-64 to cart. $83.00, very good condition, Sold by Hourglass Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Vancouver, BC, CANADA, published 1999 by UBC Press.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book. Inscribed by Author(s) Inscribed and dated 5/4/00 on the title page by Peter Oberlander; minimal wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; illustrated with black and white photographs.
Add this copy of Houser: the Life and Work of Catherine Bauer to cart. $85.00, new condition, Sold by Gold Country Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sacramento, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by University of British Columbia Press.
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New in New jacket. 6.8 x 1 x 9.5 inches. pp. 356. New. Pristine, unmarked. 50 illustrations. Catherine Bauer (1905-64) changed forever the concept of public housing in the United States and inspired a generation of urban activists to include housing in welfare planning in the mid-20th century. She was one of a small group of idealists who called themselves Housers because of their commitment to raising the quality of urban life through improving shelter for low-income families. // Shipped carefully packed in a sturdy box.
