1. Conditions of modernity. The rise and rearrangement of the modern technical orientation ; Time, space, and technology ; Representation and modern forms of rationality ; Normative programs for living ; Orthodox and post modernity -- 2. Modern housing on the rise, 1920-1930. Precursors and contemporary developments ; Postwar production in three nations ; Three projects in three cities ; A modern approach to housing -- 3. Modern housing in crisis and transition, 1970-1980. Booms and developments of the postwar years ; Form, identity, and a crisis of meaning ; Three projects in three places ; Reformed modernism -- 4. Situating modern housing architecturally. Being and becoming ; Open-endedness and predetermination ; Redundancy and precision ; Normalcy and distinction ; Appreciable abstraction ; Projects in the city ; Modern housing in situ -- Appendix A: Profiles of selected housing projects -- Appendix B: Profiles of housing production.
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