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Urban Housing Forms
	Author: Ian Colquhoun Jingmin Zhou Publisher: Architectural Press Category: Book List Price: ~~$58.95~~ Buy New: $47.95 You Save: $11.00 (19%) New (13) Used (6) from $47.95 Sales Rank: 1527538 Media: Hardcover Pages: 224 Number Of Items: 1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.9 Dimensions (in): 11.3 x 8.5 x 1.2 ISBN: 0750656301 Dewey Decimal Number: 728.31 EAN: 9780750656306 ASIN: 0750656301 Publication Date: June 3, 2005 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping: Expedited shipping available Shipping: International shipping available Condition: Fedex delivery available 3-5 working days. Normal delivery time is 7-14 days.


Editorial Reviews: Product Description Over three-quarters of the world's population live in cities where the need for affordable urban housing of good design is vital to the quality of urban living. Zhou and Colquhoun look at a wide variety of solutions to this urban design problem showing that understanding of the important design principles is a basic requirement of sustainable housing in the future. The authors discuss the whole range of different housing types, from an international perspective, approaching both 'concave' housing, such courtyard design, and 'convex' housing including tower blocks. They discuss the famous argument at the beginning of the 20th century between P. Berlage and Le Corbusier that focused on open environment and closed environment. Zhou classifies living environment into two types, "concave" and "convex". In concave housing layouts, dwellings are grouped around closed, secure environments such as courtyards. This form of layout is most successful with inward looking living space. Convex forms of housing look out to an open environment, as do tower blocks. * Technical drawings, photographs and basic data on the world's most influential housing schemes * An inspirational reference book for those involved in the design and execution of housing schemes across the world * International case studies demonstrate a range of working solutions