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The U.S. is the only country in the world where the vast majority of residents own and live in single-family houses. Over 63.5% of Americans live in single-family homes on individual plots of land.
How this achievement, unprecedented in human history, came about is a long, complicated tale. It proceeds from ancient North American antecedents through over three centuries of growth and many architectural styles progressing from indigenous cultures, Colonial Times through the Victorian Era, the Gilded Age, turn of the 20th century unique American styles, inter-war and post-war Modernist Movements, Post-Modernism, and beyond. Join Joseph Madda as he recounts this amazing saga of the American House from the start of the last century up to today. In partnership with Thornapple Questers. Please register each patron individually. A library card is not required to register for this program.
Presented by: Joseph M. Madda, RA, LEEP AP is a licensed architect, educator at local schools, & author of short fiction (“Stories, Volume One” published by blurb.com), design commentary (“Midwest Modernism Now” on LinkedIn), and communications essays at his website: theheadandtheheart.org. After growing up in Chicago, Joe achieved a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts (magna cum laude) at Georgetown University, and a Master’s Degree in Architecture at Harvard University. Changing coasts, during a Los Angeles-based, 40-year, award-winning design and construction career, he participated in over 500 projects around the nation and the globe. He returned to the Midwest in 2015, where he has concentrated on the power of words. Joe has presented to many cultural, governmental, and institutional organizations. Among them are the J. Paul Getty Museum, United States Naval Facilities Command, American Institute of Architects, University of Southern California, Loyola University/Chicago School of Medicine, Georgetown University, Frank Lloyd Wright Trust, Chicago Art Deco Society, and Open House Chicago.
The award-winning St. Charles Public Library District is located in the scenic Fox River Valley, 35 miles west of Chicago. The Library serves a district population of 55,092 residents and has a staff of 101. The St. Charles Public Library is an equal opportunity employer.
St. Charles Public Library serves the residents of the Fox River Valley community of St. Charles, Illinois, 35 miles west of Chicago. The Library, with a total collection of approximately 400,000 items, offers a wide variety of information and recreational reading to meet the expectations of both the general public and local businesses.
One South Sixth Ave.
St. Charles, IL 60174
