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Evolution of the small house design in the USA in the 20th century
Abstract This research paper explores the evolution of design principles and innovations in small house design in the United States throughout the twentieth century, along with the social and economic factors that shaped this development. After the First World War,...
Gender and the Evolution of Kitchen Design, PDF
Gender and the Evolution of Kitchen Design
Gender and the Evolution of Kitchen Design
Kitchens and their ancillary spaces have transformed drastically throughout history. The focus of this research is not to examine the means of that evolution. But rather, drawing attention to the driving factors behind that evolution, beginning in the 18th century,...
Nostalgia and How The Past is Marketed
Background Nostalgia, and how it presents In 1688, the term nostalgia was coined by Johannes Hofer, a Swiss physician, who defined it as a “morbid longing to return to one's home or native country, severe homesickness considered as a disease” (Etymonline). In the...
ARCHITECTURE AND THE PERSONAL
The built environment in America has long functioned as a tool of control and exclusion, shaped by colonial systems that established whiteness as the standard of modernity and civilization. Architecture has perpetuated white supremacy, nationalism, and patriarchy,...
KITCHENS: SHIFTING FROM A SERVICE TO A SERVED SPACE IN AMERICAN HOMES FROM 1900s – 2020s
KITCHENS: SHIFTING FROM A SERVICE TO A SERVED SPACE IN AMERICAN HOMES FROM 1900s – 2020s HANNAH PETKAU PREPARED FOR SOLMAZ KIVE HISTORY OF INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE III UNIVERSITY OF OREGON – SPRING 2025 Through how kitchens are visually showcased, or not,...
The Evolution of the American Kitchen, 1900 – Present
How has the American middle-class kitchen evolve as a social space from 1900 to present? How does design reinforce gender roles in the household? How did the design of the living room define class? What technological developments defined each era of residential...
Efficiency, Wealth, and Gender Roles in Kitchen Design
As kitchen design evolved over the last century, so did the context in which the role the kitchen plays in a household. For a majority of House Beautiful's existence, the articles on kitchen design and kitchen advertisements are clearly targeting middle and upper...