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</font><div align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=5><b>Dolores
Hayden Discusses Suburban Growth<br>
At The Yale Bookstore on February 3rd <br>
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<h3><font face="Times New Roman, Times"><b>What:</i></b></font>
Dolores Hayden discussing and signing copies of her book Building
Suburbia: Green Fields and Urban Growth, 1820–2000</h3><br><br>
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Thursday, February 3, 2005 at 6:00 p.m.<br>
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<h2><font face="Times New Roman, Times"><b>About The
Book:</b></font> A lively history of the contested landscapes where
the majority of Americans now live, Building Suburbia </i>chronicles two
centuries in the birth and development of America’s metropolitan
regions. From rustic cottages reached by steamboat to big-box
stores at the exit ramps of eight-lane highways, Dolores Hayden defines
seven eras of suburban development since 1820. An urban historian
and architect, she portrays housewives and politicians as well as
designers and builders making the decisions that have generated America’s
diverse suburbs. Residents have sought home, nature, and community
in suburbia. Developers have cherished different dreams, seeking
profit from economies of scale and increased suburban densities, while
lobbying local and federal government to reduce the risk of real estate
speculation. Encompassing environmental controversies as well as
the complexities of race, gender, and class, Hayden’s fascinating account
will forever alter how we think about the communities we build and
inhabit.</h2><br><br>
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</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times"><b>About The Author:
</b></font>Dolores Hayden, Professor of Architecture and American Studies
at Yale University, writes about American landscapes and the politics of
design. In addition to <i>Building Suburbia, </i>her books include
<i>A Field Guide to Sprawl, The Power of Place:: Urban Landscapes as
Public History, The Grand Domestic Revolution: A History of Feminist
Designs for American Homes, Neighborhoods, and Cities, Seven American
Utopias: The Architecture of Communitarian Socialism, 1790–1975</i>,
and<i> Redesigning the American Dream: Gender, Housing, and Family
Life. </i>She is also a poet whose work has appeared in <i>The Yale
Review, Southwest Review, The Kenyon Review, Verse Daily, Witness,
</i>and<i> Michigan Quarterly Review. </i>Her collection,
<i>American Yard</i>, was published in 2004.<br>
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