Valuing Iconic Design: Frank Lloyd Wright Architecture in Oak Park, Illinois

Housing Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1079-1099

  Ahlfeldt, Gabriel ^a   Mastro, Alexandra ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Frank Lloyd Wright; hedonic analysis; iconic architecture; property prices

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDING; HEDONIC ANALYSIS; PRICE DYNAMICS; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; URBAN HOUSING; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ILLINOIS; OAK PARK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84869183068     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: 14661810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2012.728575     Document Type: Article

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