{"product_id":"9781497680302","title":"The Language of Houses: How Buildings Speak to Us","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow do the spaces we inhabit affect us—and reflect us? A Pulitzer Prize–winning author explores architecture, in this insightful, “breezy” read (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 1981, Alison Lurie published \u003ci\u003eThe Language of Clothes\u003c\/i\u003e, a meditation on costume and fashion as an expression of history, social status and individual psychology. Amusing, enlightening and full of literary allusion, the book was highly praised and widely anthologized.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Now Lurie has returned with a companion book, \u003ci\u003eThe Language of Houses\u003c\/i\u003e, a lucid, provocative and entertaining look at how the architecture of buildings and the spaces within them both reflect and affect the people who inhabit them. Schools, churches, government buildings, museums, prisons, hospitals, restaurants, and of course, houses and apartments—all of them speak to human experience in vital and varied ways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Language of Houses\u003c\/i\u003e discusses historical and regional styles and the use of materials such as stone and wood and concrete, as well as contemplating the roles of stairs and mirrors, windows and doors, tiny rooms and cathedral-like expanses, illustrating its conclusions with illuminating literary references and the comments of experts in the field.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Accompanied by lighthearted original drawings, \u003ci\u003eThe Language of Houses\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential and highly entertaining new contribution to the literature of modern architecture. ","brand":"Delphinium Books, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47142921076976,"sku":"9781497680302","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781497680302_p0.jpg?v=1763702693","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781497680302","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}