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An introduction presents the history of multiple-occupancy housing through its most innovative 20th-century exemplars, from the urbane blocks of Auguste Perret and Henri Sauvage in Paris, to the landscaped housing estates of Weimar Germany and the visionary schemes of Le Corbusier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe heart of the book features 39 recent or ongoing projects, designed by leading international studios and rising talents. Buildings range from social housing and micro apartments to urban villages, megastructures, and innovative high-rises. Each project is considered for the way in which it enriches the lives of residents and the city, and is shown through drawings and photographs, taken from the street and within. The book also includes interviews with such contemporary masters of apartment design as Michael Maltzan, Lorcan O'Herlihy, Édouard François, and Bjarke Ingels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs our cities grow more crowded, it is critical that we produce creative buildings that enhance the lives of their inhabitants, their surroundings, and the urban environment as a whole. \u003ci\u003eBuilding Community\u003c\/i\u003e offers dozens of proven successes to designers and apartment-dwellers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith 348 illustrations in colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47340660916460,"sku":"9780500296394","price":72.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2784803482366.jpg?v=1772164168"},{"product_id":"sparano-mooney-architecture-by-michael-webb-9783775750585","title":"Sparano + Mooney Architecture","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe American architectural firm of Sparano + Mooney in Salt Lake City, Utah and Los Angeles, CA, stands for sustainable and innovative buildings that are harmoniously embedded in spectacular mountain landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this volume, architectural critic Michael Webb presents ten projects with the aid of photographs, drawings, sketches and texts, visualizing the process by which architectural ideas are conceived and realized. The architects respond in their plans to the overwhelming natural surroundings with restrained forms and the innovative detailing of materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe firm's models, sketches, conceptual drafts and fully executed buildings offer thoughtful perspective on developing architecture that thrives on the relationship between concept and place. 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Michael Webb explores the creative process and traces the influence of architects' houses over the past two hundred years, from Jefferson's Monticello to the creations of Charles and Ray Eames, Toyo Ito and Frank Gehry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTexts, images, sketches and plans are interwoven to illustrate houses that differ widely, in size, material, character and location. There are urban infills, rustic retreats, experiments, and fusions of new and old. They all make a statement, modest or ambitious, and each reflects the personality and tastes of its owner. These architects have accepted the challenge of doing something out of the ordinary, turning constraints to advantage. They give different answers to a crucial question: how can a house enrich lives and its surroundings? 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