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Author Towers, Graham

Title An introduction to urban housing design : at home in the city / Graham Towers
Published Oxford ; Burlington, MA : Architectural Press, ©2005

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 316 pages) : illustrations, plans
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
Summary 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 de
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-301) and index
Notes English
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Subject Architecture, Domestic -- Great Britain -- Case studies
City planning -- Great Britain -- Case studies
Housing -- Great Britain -- Case studies
City dwellers -- Great Britain
ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Residential.
Architecture, Domestic
City dwellers
City planning
Housing
Great Britain
Genre/Form Electronic books
Case studies
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1429413417
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Other Titles At home in the city