Housing Design In Practice

Colquhoun, Ian and Peter G Fauset

ISBN 10: 0582063604 / ISBN 13: 9780582063600

Published by Longman Scientific and Technical, London, 1991

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Housing Design In Practice

Publisher: Longman Scientific and Technical, London

Publication Date: 1991

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: B/w photographs and Plans

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Good to Poor

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

Housing development is in a state of change throughout the Western world. This book analyses the factors bringing about this change, which are essential for anyone planning new housing schemes. Key features include: a description of housing from 1750 to the present day, putting design concepts into their historical context; the current housing scene in most countries of Western Europe, USA, Japan, Canada and Australia, to give a global overview of trends and developments; plans and photographs of some of the most significant housing schemes worldwide over the past ten years, to give a clear picture of the current situation; outlines the techniques of housing design and the criteria that affects design, together with standards that are expected to be achieved, for comprehensive coverage of this subject.