The home front, US style

By and Catherine Croft Catherine Croft2007-04-13T00:00:00

Domestic bliss? “Houseful of Plastics”, taken from Life magazine, 1952.

Modern architecture is intrinsically tied up with war, argues this US-centric book reviewed by Catherine Croft

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