Model Estate (Routledge Revivals) - Couverture souple

Ravetz, Alison

 
9780415855945: Model Estate (Routledge Revivals)
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0415855942 ISBN 13 : 9780415855945
Editeur : Routledge, 2014

Synopsis

Quarry Hill Flats, once both the pride and shame of its city of Leeds, was an iconic Modernist symbol of the 1930s. It marked the first use of a prefabricated building system for a large-scale council estate, replacing a notorious slum. But it lasted barely a generation - its complete demolition was announced as Alison Ravetz was finishing this study. First published in 1974, this book is unique in its use of all estate records from conception to destruction, as well as in its comprehensive approach, including aspects usually missing in council housing studies - notably the intimate experience of residents, and a fraught, long-drawn-out building period. Ravetz argues that the Flats' 'failure' was due not to social breakdown, as repeatedly alleged, but rather to a rigidity of design and management unable to accommodate gradual, incremental change. This has continuing implications for the operation of bureaucratically designed and controlled 'social housing' today.

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À propos de l?auteur

Alison Ravetz

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Éditeur
Routledge
Date d'édition
2014
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0415855942
ISBN 13 
9780415855945
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
266
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780415855921: Model Estate: Planned Housing at Quarry Hill, Leeds

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0415855926 ISBN 13 :  9780415855921
Editeur : Routledge, 2013
Couverture rigide