Supports - An Alternative to Mass Housing

First translated in English ten years after its original Dutch publication in 1962, this book distinguishes the infill from the support - examining what users can individually decide in a housing process from what users share - and what has turned out to be feasible in practice.

List of contents

Preface  Introduction  1. People  2. Cities  3. The Technique  4. The Support Structure  5. Conclusion

About the author

N.J. Habraken (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)

Summary

First translated in English ten years after its original Dutch publication in 1962, this book distinguishes the infill from the support - examining what users can individually decide in a housing process from what users share - and what has turned out to be feasible in practice.

Product details

• Authors: N. J. Habraken, N.J. Habraken, N.j. (Massachusetts Institute of Technol Habraken, N.J. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology Habraken
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367857370
• ISBN: 978-0-367-85737-0
• No. of pages: 114
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; Architectural structure & design, ARCHITECTURE / General, Residential buildings, domestic buildings, Building construction & materials, Architecture: residential and domestic buildings, Architectural structure and design, Building construction and materials