Design quality in new housing : learning from the Netherlands / Matthew Cousins.
Material type:
TextPublication details: Abingdon : Taylor & Francis, c2009.Description: vii, 167 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 29 cmISBN: - 9780415447706 (pbk.)
- 0415447704 (pbk.)
- 728 COU 22
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Standard Loan | Moylish Library Main Collection | 728 COU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39002100692871 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This book addresses the need for an in-depth study into design quality in new housing. The wider implications of policy and design are examined through a series of case studies of new housing projects in the UK and the Netherlands.
Dutch interdisciplinary design and modern methods of construction are widely considered to be of the highest quality from which much can be learned and understood. This new guide offers architects the best practice for the design, policy and construction of new homes. The author considers proposals for the Thames Gateway and government incentives to create better quality housing, including the £60,000 house and design reviews. The wider implications of skills and training of architects, planners, design professionals and those parties involved in housing are also addressed.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Part 1 Design Quality in the Netherlands
- 1 Design Quality in Dutch Housing
- 2 Case Studies of New Housing in the Netherlands
- Part 2 Design Quality in the United Kingdom
- 3 Design Quality in Housing in the United Kingdom
- 4 Case Studies of New Housing in the UK
- 5 Low and High-Rise Doll's Houses and Dan Dare Steel and Glass Towers? Design Quality in the Thames Gateway
- Part 3 Learning from the Netherlands, Design Quality in New Housing in the UK and the Netherlands
- 6 Findings and Recommendations of Design Quality in the UK and in the Netherlands