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Dear Esra, My guess is that how you see 'modern' is a not so obvious defining characteristic. You probably already got there - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartment looks a useful starting point. Best wishes, terry -----Original Message----- From: PhD-Design - This list is for discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of esra bici Sent: Monday, 31 October 2011 10:53 PM To: Dr Terence Love Subject: Re: The History of 'Modern Flat' I have. But it has not been a very easy and quick thing to find out. Even my architect collegues could not answer immediately. I have found some lecture notes of an Architect- professor. There are many architecture books that show great illustrations about first modern flats but not about the related sociological consequences and the origin of the emergence of the functional seperations. But if I bother the list, please forgive me. Kind regards, Esra. On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 4:30 PM, Jean Schneider <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Hello Esra, > > Don't take it as an offence, but have you been unable to find a few > references about that in your local libraries, if not in design, for sure > in architecture (regarding the organisation of buildings and > standardisation ?) and in interior architecture (regarding the definition > of functional spaces?) ? This seems difficult to believe ! > > Good luck with your research ! > > Jean > > Le 31 oct. 11 à 13:13, esra bici a écrit : > > > Dear all, > Hope you are all fine. > I am looking for references about the history and the emergence of the > 'modern flat'. > In the worldwide, how did the first flats appear and how was the housing > standardized into flats? > And how did the idea of considering the human needs as 'living room', > 'bedroom', 'deskroom', etc. and seperating so evolved? > I am looking for the consequences of this story related with the social > contexts. > > Cheers, > Esra. > -- Esra Bici Endüstri Ürünleri Tasarimcisi