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1 online resource (xvii, 316 pages) : illustrations, plans |
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polychrome |
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text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-301) and index. |
Contents |
pt. 1. Issues in urban housing -- Context: the environmental imperative -- Standards: dividing the space -- Infrastructure: the urban neighbourhood -- Housing forms: the design of urban space -- Construction: the green agenda -- Reclamation: re-using built space -- Design quality: a question of taste -- Perspective: cities of tomorrow -- pt. 2. Case studies. |
Summary |
This clear and concise guide is the ideal introduction to contemporary housing design for students and professionals of architecture, urban design and planning. With the increasing commitment to sustainable design and with an ever-increasing demand for houses in urban areas, housing design has taken on a new and crucial role in urban planning. This guide introduces the reader to the key aspects of housing design, and outlines the discussion about form and planning of urban housing. Using chapter summaries and with many illustrations, it presents contemporary concerns such as energy efficient de. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Architecture, Domestic -- Great Britain -- Case studies.
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Architecture, Domestic. |
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Great Britain. |
Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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Subject |
City planning -- Great Britain -- Case studies.
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City planning. |
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Housing -- Great Britain -- Case studies.
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Housing. |
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City dwellers -- Great Britain.
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City dwellers. |
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Electronic books.
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Case studies.
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Added Title |
At home in the city |
Other Form: |
Print version: Towers, Graham. Introduction to urban housing design. Oxford ; Burlington, MA : Architectural Press, ©2005 0750659025 (OCoLC)60693742 |
ISBN |
1429413417 (electronic book) |
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9781429413411 (electronic book) |
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0080454623 (electronic book) |
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9780080454627 |
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0080454623 |
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0750659025 (Paper) |
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