{"product_id":"the-urban-housing-handbook-isbn-9781119653684","title":"The Urban Housing Handbook","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHE URBAN HOUSING HANDBOOK\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn insightful and revealing look at the intersection of housing and urban design\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the newly revised Second Edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Urban Housing Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e, Eric Firley and Victor Deupi deliver a vital design and analysis tool for housing practitioners, students, and researchers. The book outlines the characteristics of 30 of the most notable housing types from around the world, studied against a background of increasing densification. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach of the 30 chapters includes a fully-explored tradi tional example followed by one or two  contemporary projects of similar spatial configuration that address changing trends in architecture and urban design. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor this latest edition all contemporary examples have been updated and are now presented on two full spreads per chapter. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther features include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA rigorous analytical method that classifies the types according to four main categories (courtyard houses, row houses, compounds and apartment buildings)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA thorough introduction to the relationship between an individual housing unit and the urban fabric that it creates through repetition\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA strong focus on dense metropolitan projects from around the world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA set of key figures that translate visual information into metrics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnique, original drawings of illustrated housing accompanied by aerial and street-level context photos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eConceived for architects and urban designers, \u003ci\u003eThe Urban Housing Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e is also an ideal resource for urban planners, housing developers, builders, and housing trust professionals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eviii Introduction to the New Edition\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003exii Introduction to the First Edition\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Siheyuan (Beijing)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 From Courtyard to Community: No. 28 Dayuan Hu Tong\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Community Re-Building: True North Housing Complex\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Casa Chorizo (Buenos Aires)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 A Habitat of Playful Housing: Zamudio 4764-68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Perforated to Perfection: Iturbide Studio\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e26 Patio House (Quito)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Space for Meditation: Ruang Tekuni Apartments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e38 Dar (Marrakesh)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46 Rethinking Density: Niamey 2000 Housing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e48 Monastic Living: Zen House\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e50 Machiya (Kyoto)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e58 Floating Sub-Platform: House in Chau Doc\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e62 Mini House (Tokyo)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e68 Conquering Perceptions: R Micro Housing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e70 Living Modestly: Maison T\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e72 Tower House (Sana'a)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e80 Micro-Regeneration: Mengsheng House Renovation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e84 Villa Quadruple (Mulhouse)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e92 Pin-Wheel Privacy: 360º Building\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e96 Chinese Shophouse (Singapore)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e104 Louvered Facade: Townhouse with a Folding-Up Shutter\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e108 Front Garden House (Paris)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e116 New Options for Urban Living: Rain Garden Apartments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e118 Live-Work Urbanism: East Howard Place\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e120 Terrace House (London)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e130 From Synthesis to Variation: Rochester Way\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e134 Longtang House (Shanghai)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e142 The Luxury of Privacy: L_61 Apartments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e146 Cité (Santiago De Chile)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e154 Interlocking Density: Blue Water Workforce Housing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e158 Courtyards and Passages (Paris)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e166 The Sobriety of Buildings: Social Housing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e170 Garden Courtyard Block (Rome)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e178 The Eternal Courtyard: Plaza la Reina\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e182 Terrassen (Hamburg)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e190 Pinch-Point Amenities: Dillon 617 Housing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e194 Pol House (Ahmedabad)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e202 A Seed for Catalyzing Change: Caledonian Somosaguas\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e206 Würfelhaus (Dresden)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e214 Return to Order: Cube House\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e218 SoBe Walk-Up Apartments (Miami beach)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e226 Strange Making: Carrizal Housing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e230 Courtyards (Chicago)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e238 Heterogeneous Fabric: Maiengasse Residential Development\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e242 Megablock (Copenhagen)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e250 Downsizing the Block: City Center\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e254 Casa de Blocco (Genoa)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e262 Helping People to Help Themselves: \"More than Housing\" Cooperative\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e266 Zinshaus (Budapest)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e274 Living Toward the Interior: Casa Jardín Escandón\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e278 Wohnburg (Hamburg)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e286 Meandering: Weltpostpark Housing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e288 Rambling Green: Prado Concorde Apartments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e290 Berlage-block (Amsterdam)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e298 Paradoxical Living: McGrath Road Housing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e302 Plex House (Montreal)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e310 Emphasizing the Corner: Village WVW\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e314 Mietskaserne (Berlin)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e322 Intertwined Courtyards: Theresienstraße Development\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e326 Post-Haussmannien House (Paris)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e334 Stone Building: 027 OBK\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e336 Stick Building: Nordre Gate, Alliance Architecture Studio\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e338 Casa de Renta (Barcelona)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e346 Louvered Living: Apartment Building for Four Friends\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e350 Apartment Tower (New york city)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e358 A Living Organism: Vertical Itaim Building\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e360 Stretched Wide: Marlowe Apartments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e362 Figure Ground Comparisons\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e368 Process Comparison Table\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e369 Density Comparison Table\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e370 Bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e374 Index\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric Firley,\u003c\/b\u003e of French-German origin, is Associate Professor at the University of Miami School of Architecture. In addition to the typo-morphological studies presented in this book, his current research focuses on interdisciplinary urban design practices, alternative models of housing production and the impact of immigration on urban form.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictor Deupi\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Miami School of Architecture. His research focuses on the Early Modern Spanish and Ibero-American world, mid-20th-century Cuba, and contemporary architecture. The author of several books, Dr. Deupi was also the President (2016-2018) of the CINTAS Foundation dedicated to promoting Cuban art and culture.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn insightful and revealing look at the intersection of housing and urban design\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the newly revised Second Edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Urban Housing Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e, Eric Firley and Victor Deupi deliver a vital design and analysis tool for housing practitioners, students, and researchers. 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