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Language:Chinese.Paperback. Pub Date: 2008 Pages: 240 in Publisher: of Laurence King The design of multiple housing - a new building type. especially for growing urban populations - was a major new area of ??activity for architects at the beginning of the twentieth century. and one that continues into the twenty-first century. This book features 87 of the most influential modern housing designs of the last 100 years by some of the best-known architects in the field. Each project is explained with a concise text and photographsand specially created scale drawings. including floor plans and site plans. sections and elevations where appropriate. The projects are organized in six roughly chronological chapters tracing the history of both public and private housing around the world. The detailed drawings allow each project to be analyzed in depth . which. alongside the author's a...
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Hilary French heads the School of Architecture & Design at the Royal College of Art, London.
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“[W]ell-designed, knowledgeable work which will be valuable in architecture courses and for students and professionals in architecture.”
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“[W]orthwhile tool for developers and architects as they endeavor to understand the underpinnings of urban housing and look towards the future generations of urban projects. The premise and format of Key Urban Housing of the Twentieth Century is simple yet noteworthy, and the execution is compelling.”
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- PublisherLaurence King Publishing
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 1856695646
- ISBN 13 9781856695640
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