Hidden in Plain Sight (Paperback)

Rui Jorge Garcia Ramos

ISBN 10: 3038602612 / ISBN 13: 9783038602613

Published by Park Books, Zurich, 2022

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Paperback. Social housing has a long tradition in Europe. Since the early 20th century, these often anonymously built and unappreciated structures have arisen all across the suburbs of Europe's major cities. In the multidisciplinary and international research project Mapping Public Housing, the Center for Studies in Architecture and Urbanism at the University of Porto's Faculty of Architecture has been tracing the architectural heritage of social housing. The findings demonstrate that, in many cases, vibrant neighbourhoods and entire city districts have emerged from such social housing programs. This book takes a closer look at exemplary developments in Germany, Great Britain, Portugal, Switzerland, and Spain. The case studies cover a wide range of social and historical contexts, from the beginnings of social housing in Portugal sparked by German investment during World War I to the propaganda policies associated with subsidised housing for the working class in the 1940s, and to sustainable concepts and ideas for the future. Hidden in Plain Sight offers a wide-ranging panorama that recognises the development of subsidised residential construction as a part of Europe's cultural history and traces the important role that state-funded housing has played in the emergence of the European welfare state. AUTHORS: Rui Jorge Garcia Ramos and his collaborators Virgilio Borges Pereira, Marta Rocha Moreira, and Sergio Dias Silva work at the Center for Studies in Architecture and Urbanism (CEAU), a research unit at University of Porto's Faculty of Architecture (FAUP). Since 1994, CEAU has been conducting interdisciplinary research projects such as Mapping Public Housing. SELLING POINTS: . A compendium on the history and development of subsidised housing in Europe of the 20th century . Features exemplary social housing developments Germany, Great Britain, Portugal, Switzerland, and Spain . Illustrates the importance of publicly funded housing as part of Europe's architectural history . With a contemporary photo essay on a 1960s social housing complex in Lisbon of the 1960s 80 colour, 80 b/w illustrations An insightful compendium on the development of state-subsidised housing in Europe in the 20th century, featuring exemplary social housing developments Germany, Great Britain, Portugal, Switzerland, and Spain. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hidden in Plain Sight (Paperback)
• Publisher: Park Books, Zurich
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3038602612
• ISBN 13: 9783038602613
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

A compendium on the history and development of subsidized housing in Europe of the twentieth century.

Social housing has a long tradition in Europe. Since the early twentieth century, these often anonymously built and unappreciated structures have arisen all across the suburbs of Europe’s major cities. In the multidisciplinary and international research project Mapping Public Housing, the Center for Studies in Architecture and Urbanism at the University of Porto’s Faculty of Architecture has been tracing the architectural heritage of social housing. The findings demonstrate that, in many cases, vibrant neighborhoods and entire city districts have emerged from such social housing programs.

This book takes a closer look at exemplary developments in Germany, Great Britain, Portugal, Switzerland, and Spain. The case studies cover a wide range of social and historical contexts, from the beginnings of social housing in Portugal sparked by German investment during World War I to the propaganda policies associated with subsidized housing for the working class in the 1940s, and to sustainable concepts and ideas for the future. Hidden in Plain Sight offers a wide-ranging panorama that recognizes the development of subsidized residential construction as a part of Europe’s cultural history and traces the important role that state-funded housing has played in the emergence of the European welfare state. A contemporary photo essay on a 1960s social housing complex in Lisbon rounds out this volume.
 

About the Authors

Rui Jorge Garcia Ramos works at the Center for Studies in Architecture and Urbanism (CEAU), a research unit at University of Porto’s Faculty of Architecture (FAUP). Since 1994, CEAU has been conducting interdisciplinary research projects such as Mapping Public Housing.
 

Virgílio Borges Pereira works at the Center for Studies in Architecture and Urbanism (CEAU), a research unit at University of Porto’s Faculty of Architecture (FAUP). Since 1994, CEAU has been conducting interdisciplinary research projects such as Mapping Public Housing.
 

Marta Rocha Moreira works at the Center for Studies in Architecture and Urbanism (CEAU), a research unit at University of Porto’s Faculty of Architecture (FAUP). Since 1994, CEAU has been conducting interdisciplinary research projects such as Mapping Public Housing.
 

Sérgio Dias Silva works at the Center for Studies in Architecture and Urbanism (CEAU), a research unit at University of Porto’s Faculty of Architecture (FAUP). Since 1994, CEAU has been conducting interdisciplinary research projects such as Mapping Public Housing.