Barbara Penner delves into the history of architecture, exploring how built environments shape our lives and relationships. Her work investigates the deeper social and cultural meanings embedded within everyday structures and spaces. She examines how architecture constructs notions of intimacy, identity, and collective experience, offering fresh perspectives on the interplay between humans and their surroundings.
Abundantly illustrated, Bathroom charts the evolution of the bathroom through history and across the globe. The book considers how and why the bathroom emerged and how it became an international symbol of key modern values - of cleanliness, order and progress.