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New Houses for Urban Sites
Laurence King Publishing

By Adam Mornement,and Annabel Biles

9 x 9-3/4 in; 240 pp;
400 illustrations, 300 in color
Paperback
Published in January, 2009
ISBN 9781856695589
ISBN10 1856695581

SKU# 9781856695589

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Urban land is an increasingly precious commodity, particularly in the centers of major cities. Every spare corner of land is in demand, however small, inaccessible, or awkwardly shaped. For architects the challenge is to optimize these sites while simulta...

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Urban land is an increasingly precious commodity, particularly in the centers of major cities. Every spare corner of land is in demand, however small, inaccessible, or awkwardly shaped. For architects the challenge is to optimize these sites while simultaneously negotiating the web of planning regulations to create homes suited to today's lifestyles.

Infill profiles 39 innovative and imaginative urban dwellings around the world that fill in gaps left bydemolition, or that have been squeezed into plots previously considered unsuitable for development. Each case study is illustrated with photographs, drawings, and specially drawn site plans, all accompanied by authoritative commentary.The authors focus particularly on the challenges that each architect faced and how they were overcome.

 

Adam Mornement is a freelance writer and editor. He is former deputy editor of World Architecture, and a regular contributor to the Times Magazine, Grand Designs Magazine, and Condé Nast Traveller among other publications. His books include Corrugated Iron - Building on the Frontier (2007) and Extensions (Laurence King, 2007).

Annabel Biles is a writer and urban design consultant. She is the former head of communications at the Commission for Architecture & the Built Environment (CABE) in London, and was previously deputy editor of Urban Age magazine at the World Bank, Washington, DC.