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Social Housing : Definitions and Design Exemplars, Hardback Book

Social Housing : Definitions and Design Exemplars Hardback

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Across Europe a new generation of practices are transformingsocial housing.

Responding to continued high demand, changing clients and newfunding methods, architects are once again addressing how homes are deliveredat scale, achieving high standards of design and a new focus on city making.

Bringing together 24 exemplar case studies and featuring arange of interviews and testimonies, SocialHousing explores the best new housing at a pivotal time for the sector.

Consideringshifting definitions of tenure and featuring a variety of typologies andemerging themes, the projects together offer a challenge to housingprofessionals to rethink how we build and highlight the vital role of housingin the life of our cities. “Providing an astute survey of exemplar projects from the UK andacross Europe, it should be essential reading for all architects and clientsworking in the sector.” - Ellis Woodman, Director, Architecture Foundation“Good social housing is re-emerging across Europe in the handsof committed architects and clients.

This is a repository of the best ideas inreal-life projects.” - Hugh Pearman, Editor, RIBA Journal“This book is invaluable in showcasing impressively what can beachieved in designing and planning new social housing even now, but also inmaking clear the hoops councils are forced to jump through to provide it, andoffering examples from elsewhere in Europe.” - Owen Hatherley, journalist“A fascinating overview of social housing today.

Complete withthe essential nitty gritty details of plans, sections, budgets and timeframes,it's both a practical manual and optimistic manifesto for what it's possible toachieve, against all the odds.” - Oliver Wainwright, architecture and design critic, The Guardian

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