Title:
Growing urban habitats : seeking a new housing development model
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Publication Information:
San Francisco : William Stout Pubs, 2009
Physical Description:
255 p. : ill. (som
ISBN:
9780979550843
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Library | Item Barcode | Call Number | Material Type | Item Category 1 | Status |
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Summary
Summary
Based on the goals of Urban Habitats, a design competition held in 2005 by Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville and the Charlottesville Community Design Center for the redevelopment of a local trailer park, this book frames sixteen design opportunities for affordable, dense, compact, and sustainable housing. Case studies selected from the Urban Habitats proposals and contemporary work, by innovative designers such as Anderson Anderson, Koning Eizenberg, Onion Flats, or Zoka Zola.
