A History of Collective Living : Forms of Shared Housing

Susanne Schmid

ISBN 10: 3035628009 / ISBN 13: 9783035628005

Published by Birkhäuser Berlin, 2024

About this Item

Neuware - This book tells the story of communal living forms from about 1850 until the present day. The projects featured in this book are divided according to the motivations of their creators and users - economic, political, and social. The book also contains historical analysis and the identification of nine discrete development phases. The author investigates and compares different forms of housing and the way they developed until today. She illustrates how shared living and the degrees of privacy are practiced in Europe. Owing to its comprehensive documentation, the analysis of typologies, layout plans, and user and expert interviews, the book can also be considered to be a handbook on communal living, offering a unique and detailed overview of this form of residential architecture. This is the second and revised edition in a new layout and design of the sold out first edition. Illustration of European communal housing concepts since 1850 Over 30 case examples on how and why people live together New edition of the standard work on collective living Also available in German: Eine Geschichte des gemeinschaftlichen Wohnens ; Das Buch erzählt die Geschichte des gemeinschaftlichen Wohnens von ca. 1850 bis heute. Drei Motive des Teilens - die ökonomische, politische und soziale Intention - gliedern die Wohnobjekte, die einer historischen Analyse unterzogen und in neun Entwicklungsphasen geordnet werden. Im Vergleich untersucht die Autorin unterschiedliche Nutzungen, ihre Entstehungsformen und deren Entwicklungslinien bis heute, und zeigt so, wie das alltägliche Zusammenleben und die Abstufung der Wohnintimität in Europa praktiziert werden. Aufgrund seiner umfassenden Darstellung, durch die Analyse der Typologie, Grundrissstudien sowie Nutzer- und Expertenbefragungen kann das Buch auch als Lexikon oder Handbuch zum gemeinschaftlichen Wohnen gelten - ein präziser Überblick, der in dieser Form einzigartig ist. Die vergriffene Erstausgabe erscheint nun in korrigierte Neuauflage sowie neuer Gestaltung und Ausstattung. Darstellung europäischer Wohnkonzepte seit 1850 Über 30 Fallbeispiele über das Wie und Warum des Zusammenwohnens Neuauflage des Standardwerkes zum kollektiven Wohnen.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A History of Collective Living : Forms of Shared Housing
• Publisher: Birkhäuser Berlin
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3035628009
• ISBN 13: 9783035628005
• Binding: Buch
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 275W x 185H x 30D millimeters 275 millimeters width by 185 millimeters height by 30 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1299 grams

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Synopsis

The book tells the story of communal living from about 1850 until today. Three motives of sharing - the economic, political and social intention - divide the residential objects, which are investigated in a historical analysis and allocated to nine development phases.

The author investigates and compares different forms of housing and the way they developed from their origins until today; she illustrates how everyday shared living and the degrees of privacy in housing are practiced in Europe.

Owing to its comprehensive documentation, the analysis of typologies, layout plans, and user and expert interviews, the book can also be considered to be a lexicon or handbook on communal living. A detailed overview that is unique in this form.

The out-of-print first edition is now published in an updated new edition with new design and layout.

• Illustration of European housing concepts since 1850
• Over 30 case examples on how and why people live together
• New edition of the standard work on collective living

About the Author

Susanne Schmid, Bern; Dietmar Eberle, Lochau; Margit Hugentobler, Zürich