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Rehumanizing housing /
Rehumanizing Housing is a proceeding of a conference of the same name, which was held at the Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, on 27 February 1987. This conference is a gathering of experts from different fields who discussed the subject of housing. The book is divided into three parts. Part 1 discus...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico Congresos, conferencias eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; Boston :
Butterworths,
1988.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Rehumanizing Housing; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Editors' note; Contributors; Chapter 1. Rehumanizing the dehumanized; Issues, action and debate; The political arena; Is housing part of the 'building' stock; Education; Language; Research; Things v. people; Acknowledgement; Part1: Housing in context: concepts, language, discourse; Chapter 2. The pathology of housing discourse; Prologue; Introduction: definitions and summary; Housing discourse; Analysis of the housing discourse; Housing pathology; 'Housing system' and the sources of discursive pathology
- Fragmentation in the concept of housingThe architectural (dis)connections; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 3. From Tudor Walters to Parker Morris: prescription in housing design; Introduction; Methods of analysis; Housing design guides; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4. Housing problems and the dangers of certainty; Introduction; Design process and scientific inquiry; An uncertain foundation; Housing certainties and housing problems; Values and context; Conclusion; References; Part 2: Housing as context: design, space, management; Chapter 5. Against enclosure
- Introduction: enclosure, repetition, hierarchy = fragmentationUrban space isn't about enclosure; Towns as deformed grids; Integrating cores; Encounter fields; Lost properties; Vulnerability to crime; So how should we rehumanize housing; References; Chapter 6. Utopia and reality: the Utopia of public housing and its reality at Broadwater Farm; Introduction; House form and social life: from single family home to multi-storey blocks; Public housing for the deserving and the undeserving poor; A case in point: the Broadwater Farm Estate; Conclusion
- Chapter 7. A call for intensive management: the UK experienceIntroduction; Intensive management and bespokeness; From argument to application; Case 1: All Saints Tenants' Management Co-operative; Case 2: Gloucester House; Concluding points for discussion; Notes; References; Acknowledgements; Chapter 8. Do tenants want to manage the problems; Introduction; The context of privatization and decay; Glasgow's innovations; The role of the Community Ownership Programme; The role of consultants in the development process; The tenants; Costs and standards; Wider implications; References
- Chapter 9. Caretaking-who caresIntroduction; Municipal housekeeping; What is caretaking?; Divisions of labour in caretaking; Moral values and caretaking; Caretaking: policing by consent; The value of caretaking; Concluding comments; Notes; References; Part 3: Housing as ideology: reality, Utopia, history; Chapter 10. Technology and social needs; Introduction; Plan form; Security; Maintenance; Conclusion; Chapter 11. Utopia in context: state, class and the restructuring of the housing market in the twentieth century; The attack on public housing