Overview
The handbook provides graphic representations and analysis of 30 urban case studies from around the world. These range from the London town house to apartments in Chicago and New York, taking in other European, South American, North African, and Asian examples. In each chapter, a housing type is fully explored through a traditional case study and then a more modern example that demonstrates how it has been reinterpreted in a contemporary context.
Full Product Details
Author: Eric Firley ,
Caroline Stahl
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 22.50cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 28.10cm
Weight: 1.638kg
ISBN: 9780470512753
ISBN 10: 047051275
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 02 January 2009
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Awaiting stock
Reviews
""...study of 30 urban housing projects from around the globe."" (BDOnline.co.uk, January 22nd 2009) ""This book is a magnificent resource...It's also bang up to date."" (Architecture Today, February 2009) ""A real treasure trove...will prove a great resource for anybody involved in housing, planning and the shape of our cities"" (BDOnline.co.uk, March 4th 2009) 'The buildings chosen are all fascinating, the illustrations wonderful and the drawings satisfyingly explicit.' (Building Design, October 2009). ""...a beautifully illustrated and seductive characterisation of housing across the globe..."" (Urban Design, Spring 2010).
...study of 30 urban housing projects from around the globe. (BDOnline.co.uk, January 22nd 2009) This book is a magnificent resource...It's also bang up to date. (Architecture Today, February 2009) A real treasure trove...will prove a great resource for anybody involved in housing, planning and the shape of our cities (BDOnline.co.uk, March 4th 2009) ‘The buildings chosen are all fascinating, the illustrations wonderful and the drawings satisfyingly explicit.' (Building Design, October 2009). “…a beautifully illustrated and seductive characterisation of housing across the globe… (Urban Design, Spring 2010).
Author Information
Eric Firley is an architect and urban designer, who is currently based in Paris. After studying in Lausanne, Weimar and London, he worked in several practices and design consultancies in France and the UK. Having initiated this project in 2005, he has spent over two years writing and researching it, travelling extensively in the process. Caroline Stahl has run a Paris-based architecture practice since 2001. Born in Berlin, she studied in Weimar and Milan. She has worked on a wide range of projects in Germany and France. She undertook extensive research on housing for this book and developed the comparative contemporary studies. Katharina Gron is a German urban designer who graduated in early 2008. She has helped produce the graphic material for the book, redrawing the urban and architectural plans.
