Overview

A growing area in the sharing economy, intentional communities (co-living, communal living, and cohousing projects) are explored in this timely survey via architecture, public policy, sociology, and sustainability. In recent years, the Atlantic, Forbes, Time, and Curbed have reported on the growth of intentional communities-collective housing alternatives that initially gained popularity in the United States in the early 1990s and originated in Denmark in the 1960s. Featuring fifteen to twenty contemporary projects that address the challenges and benefits of shared resources and spaces, Intentional Communities addresses a growing population: according to the Pew Research Center, nearly one in three adults in the United States lives in a shared household. From Copenhagen to Washington, DC, this survey covers architecture, public policy, design, lifestyle, culture, and environmental sustainability.

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9781648960277

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[P]art architecture book, part sociology text and 100% homage....Richards [makes] a persuasive case that communal living and cohousing can offer solutions to a raft of social ills, among them housing scarcity, loneliness and wasted resources. - Shelf Awareness--NotableQuotes, NotableQuotes

[P]art architecture book, part sociology text and 100% homage....Richards [makes] a persuasive case that communal living and cohousing can offer solutions to a raft of social ills, among them housing scarcity, loneliness and wasted resources. - Shelf Awareness

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William Richards holds a Ph.D. in art and architectural history from the University of Virginia. He is the author of Bamboo Contemporary (PAP, 2021) and Revolt and Reform in Architecture's Academy (Routledge, 2016), as well numerous journal and magazine articles. He is based in Washington, DC.

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