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Esra, This page http://www.rca.ac.uk/Default.aspx?ContentID=503222 explains that Hilary French has "looked at the establishment of the apartment block as a building type". Publications include: French, Hilary (2002) Making Plans. In: Accommodating change, Innovation in Housing. The Architecture Foundation and Circle 33, pp. 159-165. ISBN 0-9519067-7-1 French, Hilary (2006) New Urban Housing. Laurence King Publishing. ISBN 1-85669-454-2 Good luck with your research. Stephen On 01/11/2011 06:52, "Ann Thorpe" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Esra, > I don't recall how directly this book talks about flats, per se, but Witold > Rybczynski's book "Home, a short history of an idea" does a good job > explaining how various rooms in the house evolved over time (from the middle > ages) and how furniture etc. affected the idea of home, particularly with > respect to notions of comfort. > Best, > Ann > > Dr Ann Thorpe > ..................................... > AIA, assoc. > > +44 (0)77 1747 1606 > ..................................... > book: The Designer's Atlas of Sustainability (www.designers-atlas.net) > blog: http://designactivism.net > twitter: @atlasann ............................................................. Stephen Boyd Davis Research Leader, School of Design Royal College of Art Kensington Gore London SW7 2EU United Kingdom Tel 44 (0)20 7590 4444 (main switchboard) www.rca.ac.uk .............................................................