Urban Intensities: Contemporary Housing Types and Territories.

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rowe, Peter G.
Otros Autores: Kan, Har Ye
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Place of publication not identified] : De Gruyter, 2014.
Temas:
City planning.
Urban density.
Housing.
Architecture and society.
Densité urbaine.
Architecture et société.
ARCHITECTURE > Adaptive Reuse & Renovation.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Landmarks & Monuments.
ARCHITECTURE > Professional Practice.
ARCHITECTURE > Reference.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Urban block shapers : Precedents: from plan zuid to the meander ; Contemporary cases: building in Barcelona and Los Angeles ; Convergences and Contexts
  • Housing and landscapes : Precedents: from active mergers to objects of contemplation ; Contemporary cases: houses and new grounds ; Trends, consistencies and contexts
  • Superblock configurations : Precedents: from mass housing to a new urban lifestyle ; Contemporary cases: Chinese superblocks in Beijing ; Dimensional issues, strategies, and domain definitions
  • Tall towers : Precedents: early beginnings, mass provision, and dwelling diversity ; Contemporary cases: expressions of sustainability and variation ; Balancing dwelling and conditions of variation, separation, and resilience
  • Big buildings : Precedents: From Unités to sprawling complexes and green buildings ; Contemporary cases: big buildings in urban circumstances ; Community and balances among residential and other factors
  • Infrastructural engagements : Precedents: direct engagements and reifications ; Contemporary cases: re-occupation of urban sites ; Typal independence, reciprocity, and contextual influence
  • Indigenous reinterpretations : Precedents: codes, associations, and reproductions ; Contemporary cases: references to the past in Beijing and Shanghai ; Contextual engagements and differences between form and figure
  • Infill and puntal interventions : Precedents: infills, unit ensembles, and intervention processes ; Contemporary cases: single houses and ensembles of units ; Animation, completion, contradistinction, and other outcomes
  • Housing special populations : Precedents: recent social, student, and elderly housing ; Contemporary cases: from slum reparation to co-op life ; Flexibility, accommodating change, and special programming
  • A turning point : Constants and trends ; Metrics and measures
  • Selected projects and contextual connectivity ; Units, types, and use mixes by categories.

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