An introduction to urban housing design : at home in the city /

An introduction to urban housing design : at home in the city /

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This clear and concise guide is the ideal introduction to contemporary housing design for students and professionals of architecture, urban design and planning. With the increasing commitment to sustainable design and with an ever-increasing demand for houses in urban areas, housing design has taken...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Towers, Graham
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; Burlington, MA : Architectural Press, ©2005.
Subjects:
Architecture, Domestic > Great Britain > Case studies.
City planning > Great Britain > Case studies.
Housing > Great Britain > Case studies.
City dwellers > Great Britain.
Architecture domestique > Grande-Bretagne > Études de cas.
Design urbain > Grande-Bretagne > Études de cas.
Logement > Grande-Bretagne > Études de cas.
Citadins > Grande-Bretagne.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Residential.
Architecture, Domestic.
City dwellers.
City planning.
Housing.
Great Britain.
Case studies.
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. Issues in urban housing
  • Context: the environmental imperative
  • Standards: dividing the space
  • Infrastructure: the urban neighbourhood
  • Housing forms: the design of urban space
  • Construction: the green agenda
  • Reclamation: re-using built space
  • Design quality: a question of taste
  • Perspective: cities of tomorrow
  • pt. 2. Case studies.

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