Description
Book SynopsisThe first major survey of contemporary apartment buildings that foster a sense of community while giving every resident an inspiring place to live.
Trade Review'Ambitious in scope and geographical reference' - Architectural Review
'A well-judged book, useful, interesting and attractive' - World of Interiors
'It’s fascinating to see these creative responses to the deceptively simple challenge of fitting a lot of people into a small space' - The Economist
'In a world of risk-averse, profit-driven developers, creativity has taken a back seat. But Michael Webb celebrates the shining examples in which design has reached the next level' - Independent
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Evolution of a Typology
1. Urban Villages
2. Lorcan O’Herlihy: Reaching Out
3. Building Blocks
4. Bjarke Ingels: Exploiting Irregularity
5. Promoting Sociability
6. Michael Maltzan: Housing for All
7. Spirit of Place
8. Stanley Saitowitz: Rigorous Strategies
9. Reaching Skyward
10. Edouard François: Green Towers
11. Looking Ahead
