Catherine Bauer
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What I saw in Europe in 1930 was so exciting that it transformed me from an aesthete to a housing reformer" (The Social Front of Modern Architecture in the 1930 .”
DESCRIPTION OF WORK
Bauer, an American public housing advocate & planning educator, was a leading member of the "housers" group, which advocated for low-income housing. She is known for her book Modern Housing (1934). Bauer was the primary author of the Housing Act of 1937 and was appointed to the US Housing Authority during the New Deal.
Bauer, an American public housing advocate & planning educator, was a leading member of the "housers" group, which advocated for low-income housing. She is known for her book Modern Housing (1934). Bauer was the primary author of the Housing Act of 1937 and was appointed to the US Housing Authority during the New Deal.
BORN
1905
1905
DESCENT
Elizabeth, New Jersey
DISCIPLINE
Corporate Architecture