Building Community by Michael Webb
A long overdue survey of the worlds most inventive contemporary apartment buildings, which explores how to make our dwellings comfortable and suitable for 21st-century living.
'It’s fascinating to see these creative responses to the deceptively simple challenge of fitting a lot of people into a small space' - 1843 (The Economist)
'In a world of risk-averse, profit-driven developers, creativity has taken a back seatBut Michael Webb celebrates the shining examples in which design has reached the next level' - Independent
'The journey through the book is interesting and fact-heavy, providing new perspective on the walls that surround most people' - Book Witty
'With cities all over the world struggling to keep up with the demand for social and affordable housing, these inspiring buildings…showcase what good design can actually do for communities' - Culture Trip
'A well-judged book, useful, interesting and attractive' - World of Interiors
'Ambitious in scope and geographical reference' - Architectural Review
'In a world of risk-averse, profit-driven developers, creativity has taken a back seatBut Michael Webb celebrates the shining examples in which design has reached the next level' - Independent
'The journey through the book is interesting and fact-heavy, providing new perspective on the walls that surround most people' - Book Witty
'With cities all over the world struggling to keep up with the demand for social and affordable housing, these inspiring buildings…showcase what good design can actually do for communities' - Culture Trip
'A well-judged book, useful, interesting and attractive' - World of Interiors
'Ambitious in scope and geographical reference' - Architectural Review
Michael Webb is a Los Angeles-based writer who has authored more than twenty books on architecture and design, most recently Architects' Houses, and Building Community: New Apartment Architecture, while contributing essays to many more. He is also a regular contributor to leading journals in the United States and Europe. Growing up in London, he was an editor at The Times and Country Life, before moving to the US. He was awarded an honorary membership in the Los Angeles chapter of the American Institute of Architects, and made a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for his services to French culture.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780500343302 |
| ISBN 10 | 0500343306 |
| Title | Building Community |
| Author | Michael Webb |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Thames And Hudson |
| Year published | 2017-03-21 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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