Key Urban Housing of the Twentieth Century, 9781856695640
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87 key designs shape 20th-century housing, with plans and analysis.

Key Urban Housing of the Twentieth Century

plans, sections and elevations

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  • Paperback

    240 pages

  • Release Date

    24 August 2008

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Summary

Urban Housing: A Century of Design Innovation

The design of multiple housing became a pivotal area for architects in the twentieth century, a trend that continues today. This book showcases 87 of the most influential modern housing designs from the last 100 years, created by leading architects in the field.

Each project is detailed with concise text, photographs, and specially created scale drawings, including floor plans, site plans, sections, and elevations. Organized into…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781856695640
ISBN-10:1856695646
Series:Plans, Sections and Elevations
Author:Hilary French
Publisher:Laurence King Publishing
Imprint:Laurence King Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:240
Release Date:24 August 2008
Weight:10g
Dimensions:290mm x 250mm
About The Author

Hilary French

Hilary French, an architect and architectural historian, is Head of the School of Architecture & Design at the Royal College of Art, London. She has written and edited a number of books, including Architecture: A Crash Course (1998, author), Accommodating Change: Innovation in Housing (2002, editor) and New Urban Housing (Laurence King, 2006).

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