History of Collective Living, a: Forms of Shared Housing (SECOND EDITION)

The second edition of this book contains new case studies and a new forward. Much of the new content explores and investigates the possibilities and complexities of intergenerational collective living. This book tells the story of communal living forms from about 1850 until the present day. The projects featured in this book are divided according to the motivations of their creators and users –economic, political, and social. The book also contains historical analysis and the identification of nine discrete development phases.The author investigates and compares different forms of housing and the way they developed until today. She illustrates how shared living, including the assurance of privacy, is practiced in Europe.Owing to its comprehensive documentation, the analysis of typologies, layout plans, and user and expert interviews, the book can also be seen as a handbook on communal living, offering a unique and detailed overview of this form of residential architecture.
ISBN 9783035628005. Birkhauser Verlag. hb. 332 pages. 208 colour ills, 183 maps. 27 x 18 cm.
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