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Informationen zum Autor Jingmin Zhou, Ian Colquhoun Zusammenfassung 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. This book looks at a variety of solutions to this urban design problem showing that understanding of the important design principles is a basic requirement of sustainable housing. Inhaltsverzeichnis Reason for the book and Acknowledgment; Introduction by Ian Colquhoun; Chapter 1, Density: Under 30 Dwellings Per Acre; Chapter 2, Density: 30-49 Dwellings Per Acre; Chapter 3, Density: 50-69 Dwellings Per Acre; Chapter 4, Density: 70-89 Dwellings Per Acre; Chapter 5, Density: Over 90 Dwellings Per Acre. Case Studies: Atelier 5, Siedlung Ried 2, Switzerland, 1991; Christian de Portzamparc, Housing on Parc de Bercy, France, 1994; Cartwright Pickard, Murray Grove, UK, 1999; Davids Killory, Daybreak Grove, USA, 1993; Herman Hertzberger, Housing in Duren, Germany, 1997; Kunihiko Hayakawa Architect & Associates, Yoga A-Flat, Japan, 1993; Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners, Bo-01 The City of Tomorrow, Sweden, 2001; Merih Karaaslan, Suruculer Terrace Housing, Turkey, 1995; Raj Rewal, Housing for the British High Commission, India, 1997; Mario Schjetnan, Claustro de las Fuentes Housing, Mexico, 1984; Szyszkowitz & Kowalsky, Schiessstatte Housing Complex, Austria, 1999; Frits van Dongen, The Whale, The Netherlands, 2000; Tegnestuen Vandkunsten, Housing Garvergarden, Denmark, 1989; Liangyong Wu, Ju-er Hutong Housing, China, 1992, Renzo Piano, Rue de Meaux Housing, France, 1991, Steven Holl, Makuhari Bay Town Patios 11, Japan, 1996. Index; Bibliography; Photograph Credits.
