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Kendall and N. John Habraken presents an internationally recognised approach to the design of buildings and building complexes, rooted in the way the ordinary built environment grows and regenerates. The Open Building approach acknowledges that both stability and change are factors to be managed in the contemporary built environment. Buildings and the neighbourhoods they occupy are not static, even during the most stable times or periods of rapid social and technical change; they are living organisms that require constant adjustments to remain attractive, safe, and valuable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy examining case studies of built projects from around the world, this book explains the Open Building approach and discusses important characteristics of the everyday built environment that this approach designs for. It also presents a key method that can be used to apply the approach in practice. 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These projects differ in architectural style, building industry methods, economic system, and social aims. National building standards and guidelines have been promulgated in several countries (Finland, China, Japan, Korea), providing incentives and guidance to Open Building implementation. Businesses in several countries have begun to deliver advanced FIT-OUT systems both for new construction and for retrofitting existing buildings, demonstrating the economic advantages of ‘the responsive, independent dwelling.’ This book also argues that the ‘open building’ approach is essential for the reactivation of the existing building stock for long-term value, because in the end it costs less.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book discusses these developments in residential architecture from the perspective of an infrastructure model of the built environment. 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