Notable steel houses of the Modern Movement are assembled in this comprehensive volume. Handily arranged in chronological and thematic order, the book traces development over the last seventy years of houses constructed with steel frames in Europe, Australia, and the United States. Examples of steel houses from around the world, including the work of Mies van der Rohe, Philip Johnson, and Jean Prouve, demonstsrate that steel structures can provide a better quality of life within a cleaner, lighter home environment.