Housing Design In Practice

Housing development is in a state of change throughout the Western world. This book analyses the factors bringing about this change, which are essential for anyone planning new housing schemes. Key features include: a description of housing from 1750 to the present day, putting design concepts into their historical context; the current housing scene in most countries of Western Europe, USA, Japan, Canada and Australia, to give a global overview of trends and developments; plans and photographs of some of the most significant housing schemes worldwide over the past ten years, to give a clear picture of the current situation; outlines the techniques of housing design and the criteria that affects design, together with standards that are expected to be achieved, for comprehensive coverage of this subject.