Multi-unit housing in urban cities : from 1800 to present day / Katy Chey.
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TextLanguage: English Publisher: New York, NY : Routledge, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Edition: First published 2018Description: ix, 347 pages : plans, photographs ; 26 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781138189942 (hardback : alkaline paper)Subject(s): Apartment houses | Architecture and society | Architecture and Planning | Apartment houses -- History | Apartment houses -- Case studiesLOC classification: NA7860 .C49 2018Subject: This title investigates the development of multi-unit housing typologies that were predominant in a particular city from the 1800s to the present day. It emphasises the importance of understanding the direct connection between housing and dwelling in the context of a city, and the manner in which the city is an instructional indication of how a housing typology is embodied. The case studies presented offer an insight into why a certain housing type flourished in a specific city and the variety span across cities in the world where distinct housing types have prevailed. It also pursues how housing types developed, evolved, and helped define the city, looks into how dwellers inhabited their dwellings, and analyses how the housing typologies correlate in a contemporary context.
| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Books | MEF Üniversitesi Kütüphanesi | Genel Koleksiyon | NA 7860 .C49 2018 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Checked out | 19.05.2025 | 0024470 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-344) and index (pages 345-347).
This title investigates the development of multi-unit housing typologies that were predominant in a particular city from the 1800s to the present day. It emphasises the importance of understanding the direct connection between housing and dwelling in the context of a city, and the manner in which the city is an instructional indication of how a housing typology is embodied. The case studies presented offer an insight into why a certain housing type flourished in a specific city and the variety span across cities in the world where distinct housing types have prevailed. It also pursues how housing types developed, evolved, and helped define the city, looks into how dwellers inhabited their dwellings, and analyses how the housing typologies correlate in a contemporary context.