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Overview

Geography of Home has been hailed as "an appealing, insightful collection of musings on the architecture, psychology, and history of house and home in America" (Kirkus). Now available in paperback, Geography of Home reminds us that the house is home to many things. Far more than four walls and a roof, it contains our private and public lives, our families, our memories and aspirations, and reflects our attitudes toward society, culture, the environment, and our neighbors.
In a literary tour of the spaces of our homes, noted design essayist Akiko Busch reflects on how we define such elusive qualities as privacy, security, and comfort. Part social history, part architectural history, part ...
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Overview

Geography of Home has been hailed as "an appealing, insightful collection of musings on the architecture, psychology, and history of house and home in America" (Kirkus). Now available in paperback, Geography of Home reminds us that the house is home to many things. Far more than four walls and a roof, it contains our private and public lives, our families, our memories and aspirations, and reflects our attitudes toward society, culture, the environment, and our neighbors.
In a literary tour of the spaces of our homes, noted design essayist Akiko Busch reflects on how we define such elusive qualities as privacy, security, and comfort. Part social history, part architectural history, part personal anecdote, this rich and delightful book uncovers the hidden meanings of the place we call home.

Editorial Reviews

Pool & Spa Living
"With her light touch, Busch--at once learned and unpretentious--takes you through a tour of homes and homemaking that is rich in history and sumptuously detailed. 'Dining Room' tells, among other things, of how table knives lost their pointed ends when Louis XIV decided that the table was no place for dueling. Henceforth all knife-ends were to be rounded and a great leap was made, if not for mankind, then for manners...No corner of the home or habit of the mind goes neglected here; reading this, you will look on your house--from its public face, the front door, to the inner sanctum of the well-appointed bathroom--with new eyes."
From The Critics
"This small, richly written tome evokes all the pathos and pleasure of designing and living in a house-and it does so in a highly enjoyable, almost novelistic style."

Geography of Home is both elegant and funny, philosophical and thoroughly absorbing. Busch coaxed meaning and intrigue out of the front door, laundry room, and other humble elements of a house. She makes us realize afresh the fascinating and complex lessons contained in a home.—October 15th, 1999

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781568984292
  • Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
  • Publication date: 7/28/2003
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 164
  • Sales rank: 439,114
  • Product dimensions: 5.00 (w) x 7.00 (h) x 0.50 (d)

Meet the Author

Akiko Busch is a contributing editor at Metropolis.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 8
Preface 11
Introduction 15
Front Door 29
Kitchen 39
Dining Room 51
Laundry 61
Closet 71
Home Office 81
Library 93
Front Porch 103
Bedroom 115
Dressing Room 125
Bathroom 135
Garage 143
Living Room 151
Epilog 161
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