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Offering a comprehensive cultural history of the modern house, this book includes both the famous and lesser known important architectural examples of the period. This guide is arranged topically to tell the story of the evolution of modern domestic architecture from the Arts and Crafts period to the present day, including chapters on the home as a work of art, the home as a machine, and more. It concludes with a discussion of homes of the future based on current projects. Also included are detailed plans for each seminal building depicted.   Este libro trata de forma detallada la historia cultural de la casa moderna desde la #65533;poca artesanal hasta el presente. Examina la casa como obra de arte y como una maquina para habitar con ejemplos importantes y bien conocidos acompa#65533;ados de planos arquitect#65533;nicos. Concluye con una discusi#65533;n de las casas del futuro.

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Richard Weston is an architect and landscape designer. He is currently a professorial research fellow at the Welsh School of Architecture at Cardiff University. He is the author of Villa Mairea: Noormarkku 1938 to 9, Alvar Aalto and Modernism .