Houser: The Life and Work of Catherine Bauer, 1905-64

Houser: The Life and Work of Catherine Bauer, 1905-64

Catherine Bauer (1905â€“64) changed forever the concept of public housing in the United Statesâ€•and inspired a generation of urban activists to include housing in welfare planning in the mid-20th century. She was one of a small group of idealists who called themselves Housers because of their commitment to raising the quality of urban life through improving shelter for low-income families.

In the late 1920s, Bauer spent time in Paris, where she befriended Ferdinand Leger, Man Ray, and Sylvia Beach, publisher of Ulysses. Back in New York she fell under the spell of urban critic Lewis Mumford. It was at his urging that she became involved with the architects of change in post-World War I Europe, among them Ernst May, Andre Lurcat, and Walter Gropius. Convinced by their example that good social housing could produce good social architecture and moved by the visible ravages of the depression, she became a passionate leader in the fight for housing for
the poor.

Soon established through her critical writings as a housing expert, she lodged the issue of public housing firmly within the New Dealâ€™s agenda and was instrumental in the creation of the first public housing act in 1937. Her book Modern Housing, published in 1934, vividly depicts the essential interdependence of social, economic, and architectural policies in modern life; it is still required college reading. She taught for many years at the University of California Berkeley, as well as Harvard University.
Country USA
Brand University of British Columbia Press
Manufacturer UBC Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber illustrations
ReleaseDate 2000-02-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780774807210

Country	USA
Brand	University of British Columbia Press
Manufacturer	UBC Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	illustrations
ReleaseDate	2000-02-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780774807210

Houser: The Life and Work of Catherine Bauer, 1905-64

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