Strayed Homes

<p>Poetic and political <i>Strayed Homes</i> invites architects interior designers and urbanists to think again about common concepts in architecture - 'private' 'public' and 'home'. <p/>Whereas most writing about the public/private focusses on urban space this book focusses on the domestic - exploring those overlooked everyday places where private and intimate activities take place in public. With four chapters set in four small liminal spaces: the launderette the greasy spoon the fire escape and the sleeper train - the book is part architectural history part cultural history. It follows a series of allusions and impressions to explore how films adverts books and anecdotes shape experiences of everyday architecture. Making a case for the poetic interpretation of space the book can be used as a sourcebook for architects designers and theorists alike - prompting the reader to rethink the emotional state of leaving home intimacy in public and lonely dreaming.</p>