Description
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 on a new and crucial role in urban planning. This guide introduces the reader to the key aspects of housing design, and outlines the discussion about form and planning of urban housing. Using chapter summaries and with many illustrations, it presents contemporary concerns such as energy efficient design and high density development in a clear and accessible way. It looks at practical design solutions to real urban problems and includes advice on reclamation and re-use of buildings. The guidance it presents is universally relevant. Part two of the book features current case studies that illustrate the best in high density, sustainable housing design providing the reader with design information, and design inspiration, for their own projects.
About the Author
By Dr. Graham Towers
Reviews
"...the book is a very interesting and informed analysis that can be read on several different levels. I poses challenges to planners, insights to urbanists, intersecting detail for social historians and questions for architects..." Architects' Journal
Book Information
ISBN 9780750659024
Author Graham Towers
Format Paperback
Page Count 354
Imprint Architectural Press
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 620g
