House as Mirror of Self: Exploring the Deeper Meaning of Home - Softcover

Marcus, Clare Cooper

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1573240761 ISBN 13: 9781573240765

Publisher: Conari Press,U.S., 1997

Synopsis

This is a book about people and their homes. It is not about architecture, or decorating styles, or real estate, but about the more subtle bonds of feeling we experience with dwellings past and present. By sharing 25 years of research, and interviews with more than 60 individuals, UC Berkeley Architecture Professor Clare Cooper Marcus reveals a groundbreaking theory of what our relationship to our home says about ourselves.
House as a Mirror of Self clearly and powerfully illustrates that, beginning in childhood, as we change and grow throughout our lives, our psychological development is punctuated not only by relationships with people, but also by close, affective ties with our physical environment.

About this title

Synopsis

How much does your home reflect your personality? The author of this text shares 25 years of research on what our relationships to our houses reveal about ourselves. Over 100 people, young and old, home-owners and renters, men and women, open their doors, giving you a glimpse into their feelings towards their home, and consequently themselves. This study includes colour drawings of their houses by the interviewees, as well as photographs of their homes.

About the Author

Clare Cooper Marcus is a UC Berkeley Professor of Architecture.

Edition details

• Publisher: Conari Press,U.S.
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1573240761
• ISBN 13: 9781573240765
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368