LEADER 04429nam 2200697Ia 450 001 9910782634603321 005 20230912150121.0 010 $a1-283-13132-3 010 $a9786613131324 010 $a0-7748-5226-7 024 7 $a10.59962/9780774852265 035 $a(CKB)1000000000713951 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000382106 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11276932 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000382106 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10391413 035 $a(PQKB)11215472 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16320169 035 $a(PQKB)21070991 035 $a(CaPaEBR)404238 035 $a(CaBNvSL)jme00326741 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3412278 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10146835 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL313132 035 $a(OCoLC)923443016 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/k19xqx 035 $a(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/2/404238 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3412278 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3246042 035 $a(DE-B1597)661873 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780774852265 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000713951 100 $a19990422d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHouser$b[electronic resource] $ethe life and work of Catherine Bauer /$fH. Peter Oberlander and Eva Newbrun ; with a foreword by Martin Meyerson 210 $aVancouver $cUBC Press$dc1999 215 $axiv, 342 p. $cill 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-7748-0720-2 311 $a0-7748-0721-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [321]-334) and index. 327 $tFront Matter -- $tContents -- $tIllustrations -- $tForeword -- $tPreface -- $tEarly Years (1905-26) -- $tLearning Years (1926-30) -- $tRomantic Years (1930-33) -- $tPolitical Years (1934-36) -- $tLegislative (1936-38) Years -- $tTransition Years (1939-42) -- $tAcademic Years (1943-64) -- $tPostscript -- $tNotes -- $tSelected Bibliography -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tAbbreviations -- $tIndex 330 $aCatherine Bauer was a leading member of a small group of idealists who called themselves housers because of their commitment to improving housing for low-income families. In her lifetime she changed dramatically the concept of social housing in the United States and inspired a generation of urban activists to integrate public housing into the emerging welfare state of the mid-twentieth century. In the first book-length biography of Bauer, H. Peter Oberlander and Eva Newbrun trace her fascinating life and career. Their account is lively, spanning two continents, and dotted with famous names in modern art and architecture. In the late 1920s Bauer spent time in Paris, where she befriended Fernan L?ger, Man Ray, and Sylvia Beach. Back in New York she fell under the spell of American urban critic Lewis Mumford, who, as a mentor and lover, profoundly influenced her life. It was at his urging that she became involved with the architects of change in post-First World War Europe, among them Ernst May, Andr? Lur?at, and Walter Gropius. Convinced 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. She co-authored the Housing Act of 1937 and advised five presidents on urban strategies. Her book, Modern Housing, published in 1934, is still regarded as a classic. Houser is a rich contribution to the literature on modern housing, urban planning, and women's studies. In the three and a half decades since her death, urbanization has radically changed landscapes the world over. Housing as a basic human right has slipped from the public agenda, and the homeless have become a visible symbol of society's indifference. Catherine Bauer's visionary teachings about the symbiotic relationship between good housing and a healthy society are thus as relevant as ever. 606 $aPublic housing$zUnited States 606 $aSocial scientists$zUnited States$vBiography 615 0$aPublic housing 615 0$aSocial scientists 676 $a363.5/85/092 700 $aOberlander$b H. Peter$f1922-2008.$01499944 701 $aNewbrun$b Eva$01499945 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782634603321 996 $aHouser$93726387 997 $aUNINA