Glitter Stucco & Dumpster Diving: Reflections on Building Production in the Vernacular City

Glitter Stucco & Dumpster Diving: Reflections on Building Production in the Vernacular City
ISBN-10
1859841384
ISBN-13
9781859841389
Category
Architecture
Pages
239
Language
English
Published
2004
Publisher
Verso
Author
John Chase

Description

A free-wheeling guided tour to the cityscape of Southern California, grounding architecture as a multidisciplinary art.

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