1st Edition
Living in a Man-Made World Gender Assumptions in Modern Housing Design
1. Introduction 2. Women as homemakers I 3. Women as homemakers II 4. Women workers and the domestic ideal 5. A woman’s home is her factory 6. ‘We saw it as a dream’ 7. A respectable life 8. From there to here
Biography
Marion Roberts is Professor Emeritus of Urban Design at the University of Westminster, UK. Her research interests have been in the field of urban design with a particular emphasis on the relationships between social issues and their physical context.
Review of the first publication:
‘There is a great deal that is thought-provoking in this book. It makes it plain that design is not something produced by architects working in a vacuum, but reflects much wider social processes. It also makes clear how aesthetic imperatives in the design process can increase burdens of housework and child care. It should be read by anyone with an interest in housing.’
— Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, Vol. 12, No. 4
