Architecture of Nudism and Naturism

An interview with Sarah Schrank, associate professor of history at California State University, Long Beach, about her article on the architecture of nudism. Her article is as much a history of the nudist/naturist movement and the way its ideas and how it is practiced have changed over time. Links to items mentioned in the show: Schrank, Sarah. “Naked Houses: The Architecture of Nudism and the Rethinking of the American Suburbs.” Journal of Urban History (2012): 0096144211434988. Photo: The Mason Family’s backyard from “The Private Life of a Nudist Family” in Nude Living Magazine #2, 1961. Play Now Episode LXXXIII NOTE: Due to censorship rules, links only work on the main show website at naturistlivingshow.com.