358 Pages
by
Routledge
358 Pages
by
Routledge
358 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book investigates the development of multi-unit housing typologies that were predominant in a particular city from the 1800s to present day. It emphasises the importance of understanding the direct connection between housing and dwelling in the context of a city, and the manner in which the city is an instructional indication of how a housing typology is embodied.
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1. Overview: Multi-Unit Dwelling Housing Typologies 2. London: 1850 to the Industrial Revolution. Housing Type 1: Back-to-Back. Housing Type 2: London Tenement 3. Paris: Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century. Housing Type 3: Paris Infill 4. New York: Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century. Housing Type 4: New York Tenement. Housing Type 5: New York Infill 5. Berlin: 1920 to Present. Housing Type 6: Berlin Perimeter Block. Housing Type 7: Block-edge. Housing Type 8: Berlin Linear Block 6. Hong Kong: Late Nineteenth Century to 1965. Housing Type 9: Hong Kong Linear Block 7. Amsterdam: 1990 to Present. Housing Type 10: Solitaire. Housing Type 11: Amsterdam Perimeter Block 8. Tokyo: 2000 to Present. Housing Type 12: Tokyo Infill 9. Beijing and Shanghai: 2000 to Present. Housing Type 13: Space-enclosing Structure 10. Toronto: 2000 to Present. Housing Type 14: High-Rise Tower. Conclusion. Bibliography. Image Credits. Index
Biography
Katy Chey is an architect living, working, and teaching in Toronto. She lives in a multi-unit housing dwelling in the city.
