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Synopsis
Today, 40 percent of the homeless are single mothers and children; their numbers
are increasing. More Than Housing is the first book focusing on a new housing
type that responds to this growing emergency. The innovative models are called
'lifeboats' because they rescue and transform lives. Lifeboat architecture and
communities of support help single mothers move out of poverty, dependence,
abuse, and homelessness.
This book is a resource for design, planning, and programming. It contains:
-examples of emergency, transitional, and permanent housing, ranging in size
from five to hundreds of families
-descriptions, 80 line drawings, and photographs of 50 different models from 18
states
-details about zones of use and many kinds of shared spaces, childcare, and
social services
-comments of residents, architects, and lifeboat sponsors: grassroots, women's
groups, century-old nonprofit institutions, religious organizations, YMCA's,
corporations, contractors, individuals, and government agencies
-documentation of the housing-type evolution
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From the Publisher
This book is a resource for design, planning, and programming. It contains: -examples of emergency, transitional, and permanent housing, ranging in size from five to hundreds of families -descriptions, 80 line drawings, and photographs of 50 different models from 18 states -details about zones of use and many kinds of shared spaces, childcare, and social services -comments of residents, architects, and lifeboat sponsors: grassroots, women's groups, century-old nonprofit institutions, religious organizations, YMCA's, corporations, contractors, individuals, and government agencies -documentation of the housing-type evolution.
About the Author
Joan Forrester Sprague, architect and planner, has been a pioneer on behalf of disadvantaged and women. Beginning in the seventies she founded and guided women's housing and economic development organizations in Massachusetts, New Mexico and Rhode Island. She has authored three technicial assistance publications: Taking Action, A Manual on Transitional Housing, and A Development Primer. In her award winning work, as a lecturer at MIT and other universities, and as a consultant to nonprofit and public agencies, Sprague has been a catalyst for change.
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- PublisherArchitectural Press
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0750691468
- ISBN 13 9780750691468
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages248
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