Towers, Graham.

An introduction to urban housing design : at home in the city / At home in the city Graham Towers. - Oxford : Architectural Press, 2005. - xvii, 316 p. : ill., plans ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. 1. Issues in urban housing -- Context: the environmental imperative -- Standards: dividing the space -- Infrastructure: the urban neighbourhood -- Housing forms: the design of urban space -- Construction: the green agenda -- Reclamation: re-using built space -- Design quality: a question of taste -- Perspective: cities of tomorrow -- Pt. 2. Case studies.

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Architecture, Domestic--Great Britain--Case studies.
City planning--Great Britain--Case studies.
Housing--Great Britain--Case studies.
City dwellers--Great Britain.

HT166 / .T69 2005