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An introduction to urban housing design [electronic resource] : at home in the city / Graham Towers.

By: Towers, Graham.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Oxford ; Burlington, MA : Architectural Press, c2005Description: xvii, 316 p. : ill., plans.Other title: At home in the city.Subject(s): Architecture, Domestic -- Great Britain -- Case studies | City planning -- Great Britain -- Case studies | Housing -- Great Britain -- Case studies | City dwellers -- Great BritainGenre/Form: Electronic books.Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-301) and index.

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.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.