Over the decades, American and international architects alike responded to this country's rising standard of live, rapidly expanding suburbs, and receptive often liberal clients-- factors that have encouraged the creative use of both orthodox building materials and mass-produced components.

The modern American house revisited: preface to the second edition -- From the Brown decades to the fragmented metropolis 1869-1929 -- Survival through design: the triumph of the modern American house 1929-1945 -- Blueprint for modern living: the American house and the Pax Americana 1945-1965 -- Complexity and contradiction: the late-modern house 1965-2007.