"In the three decades following World War II, the French government engaged in one of the twentieth century's greatest social and architectural experiments: transforming a mostly rural country into a modernized urban nation. Through the state-sanctioned construction of mass hous…
"In the three decades following World War II, the French government engaged in one of the twentieth century's greatest social and architectural experiments: transforming a mostly rural country into a modernized urban nation. Through the state-sanctioned construction of mass hous…
"In the three decades following World War II, the French government engaged in one of the twentieth century's greatest social and architectural experiments: transforming a mostly rural country into a modernized urban nation. Through the state-sanctioned construction of mass hous…
In 1965, 29 students from Sydney University set out on a road trip through northwestern NSW, to challenge the ingrained discrimination and racism that was a largely unacknowledged feature of NSW country towns. The trip was marked by confrontation, intense street debates, some ph…
Presents concepts and practical methods for housing with examples of projects where resources are scarce, demand is high, urgency is acute, and where uncertainty is a way of life. This book shows that under these conditions, efficient practice depends upon methods that promote i…
Presents concepts and practical methods for housing with examples of projects where resources are scarce, demand is high, urgency is acute, and where uncertainty is a way of life. This book shows that under these conditions, efficient practice depends upon methods that promote i…
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Parametric design and digital fabrication are enabling non-designers to mass produce non-standard, highly differentiated products - from shoes and tableware to furniture and even houses. The result of these newly available mass customization tools has been a 'democratization' of…
