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Book SynopsisThis book offers, for the first time, access to the chronological arc of John Habrakenâs writing in a single collection.
Few architects or scholars have so consistently and patiently pursued such a humane and culturally vital set of radical questions related to the behaviour of the built environment as N. John Habraken. From the publication of his first book in 1960, he has quietly helped redraw the map of architectural research, education, practice, design methods and theory. His insights lead us to a better understanding of how the built field works, contributing to the development of methods enabling professionals to contribute to its coherence and resilience.
Following an introductory essay by the editors, placing Habrakenâs work in context, this collection is organized in two sections and further organized around a number of specific themes: The Built Field; Role of the Architect; Control; Sharing Forms; Examples of Ways of Doing; Open Building; Tools; and Cultivati
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'This book makes a significant contribution to the design and transformation of the built environment by changing our perceptions and understanding and therefore our ways of practicing architecture.' - Prof. Dietmar Eberle, Baumschlager Eberle Architects
'Professor Habraken's insights into the principles that make up cities and architecture, particularly his studies on the relationship between occupants, other stakeholders and the environment, have continued to have a profound influence on many projects and policies in Japan, including Japanese legislation to promote long-life housing.' -Kazunobu Minami, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Tokyo
'Habraken’s oeuvre centers on a lifelong quest to sort out and restore the relationship between dwelling and the built environment that scaffolds everyday lives and rituals. Toward that end, there remains much to discover throughout this long-awaited collection.' - Jonathan Teicher, Writer, architect, urban designer and editor of several of Habraken’s books
'John Habraken is a restless thinker. While the full depth of his theories can be read in his seminal books — Supports and The Structure of the Ordinary - in his short essays, we are privy to his thinking in process and his mind at work. The Short Works of John Habraken is an extraordinary contribution to the literature of people-based architecture, open-building, and thematic design through the texts of one of architecture’s most influential philosophers and theorists.' - Andrés Mignucci FAIA, Distinguished Professor ACSA, Arts & Literary Arts Scholar in Residence Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center
'One can never comprehend the behavior of everyday built environment without grasping the laws of its existence and transformations, that is its rules, regulations, agreements and conventions, i.e control. The interplay of control and built form cannot be understood without Habraken’s theories.' - Dr. Jamel Akbar, Professor of Architecture, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey
'John Habraken’s contributions are in the field of mass housing, and the integration of citizens into the design process. The result is an architecture and urbanism of lively variety and greater meaning. Habraken is a hero of building and urban design.' - Douglas Kelbaugh, Dean Emeritus, University of Michigan
'The impact of John Habraken’s thinking on shaping a resilient built environment in our denser and more connected communities is immeasurable.' - Farooq Ameen AIA, RIBA, Principal, City Design Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Table of ContentsPart 1: Ways of Seeing Introduction to Ways of Seeing Beginning The Built Field Control Sharing Forms Role of the Architect Part 2: Ways of Doing Introduction to Ways of Doing Examples of Ways of Doing The Open Building Approach Tools Cultivating Built Environment Summing Up
