Front to Back
A design agenda for urban housing
1st Edition
Published on 14. December 2016
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-1-138-15437-7 (ISBN)
Description
FRONT TO BACK sees urban housing as places to live rather than individual buildings. Using a unique design agenda it provides a step by step approach to achieving quality urban living.
Reviews / Votes
"... The various parts of this book constitute an excellent, well-balanced primer on contemporary housing design."- Choice
"One of the key messages in this excellent book is that although beautiful buildings enrich our lives they do not exist in isolation."
- Richard Rogers, Richard Rogers Partnership, UK
"The case studies presented in this book are all unique but all share the same essential ingredients for success."
- Jon Rouse, The Housing Corporation, UK
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional Practice & Development
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
520 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-15437-7 (9781138154377)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
11/2004
1st Edition
Architectural Press
€61.99
Shipment within 15-20 days
Person
Sally Lewis
Content
Foreword, Richard Rogers, Richard Rogers Partnership, Preface, Jon Rouse, Chief Executive, The Housing Corporation, Acknowledgements, Introduction
Part one- Chapter 1: The urban design agenda, Martin Crookston, Llewelyn Davies, Chapter 2: The sustainability agenda, Randall Thomas, Max Fordham, Chapter 3: The community agenda, Patrick Hammill, Levitt Bernstein, Chapter 4: The social agenda
Part two-Chapter 5: A design agenda, Chapter 6: Introduction to the case studies, Chapter 7: Parc de Bercy, Paris, Chapter 8: Tango Housing at Bo01, Malmo, Chapter 9: Century Court, Cheltenham, Chapter 10: Palm housing, Coin Street, London, Chapter 11: Homes in the Calle del Carme, Barcelona, Conclusion, References and further reading, Index
Part one- Chapter 1: The urban design agenda, Martin Crookston, Llewelyn Davies, Chapter 2: The sustainability agenda, Randall Thomas, Max Fordham, Chapter 3: The community agenda, Patrick Hammill, Levitt Bernstein, Chapter 4: The social agenda
Part two-Chapter 5: A design agenda, Chapter 6: Introduction to the case studies, Chapter 7: Parc de Bercy, Paris, Chapter 8: Tango Housing at Bo01, Malmo, Chapter 9: Century Court, Cheltenham, Chapter 10: Palm housing, Coin Street, London, Chapter 11: Homes in the Calle del Carme, Barcelona, Conclusion, References and further reading, Index