Download or read book American Architects and the Single-Family Home written by Lisa M. Tucker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-07-24 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Architects and the Single-Family Home explains how a small group of architects started the Architects’ Small House Service Bureau in 1919 and changed the course of twentieth-century residential design for the better. Concepts and principles they developed related to public spaces, private spaces, and service spaces for living; details about the books they published to promote good design; as well as new essays from contemporary practitioners will inspire your own designs. More than 200 black and white images.