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Melvin, Jeremy; Mullin, Stephen; Stewart, Peter

 
9781904772668: Place & Home: The Search for Better Housing/Prp Architects
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ISBN 10 : 1904772668 ISBN 13 : 9781904772668
Editeur : Black Dog Publishing Ltd, 2007

Synopsis

Place & Home: The search for better housing is a timely consideration of the work of PRP Architects, one of the most successful housing practices in the world today. The book provides the first in-depth analysis of post-war British housing and includes a compelling analysis of PRPs work, examining and critiquing over five decades of housing in the process. Place & Home explores the full scope of PRPs important and innovative work from the firms first major commission, The Ryde at Hatfield (which won a Housing Design Historic Award in 2006), and their particular involvement in the post-war rebuilding of Britain right up to their most recent projects, including the recent redevelopment of the St Matthews Estate in Brixton, London. This project won the Low Energy Building of the Year Award in 2006 and according to Mayor of London Ken Livingstone, sets the standard for what we should be achieving in every social housing development in London. Essays by founders Phippen, Randall and Parkes, as well as the firms current Chairman Barry Munday and Managing Director Chris Rudolf, consider PRPs work in detail, charting the firms evolution and contemplating the future of housing. In addition, texts on the topics of Place, Home and Building by Peter Stewart, Jeremy Melvin and Stephen Mullin respectively, contextualise the practices work whilst investigating issues and projects spanning the whole range of twentieth century housing. These are interspersed with illustrated case studies of PRPs work with housing associations, local authorities and private developers. Housing is currently entering a new phase. The reality of climate change is universally accepted and the design of our homes must respond accordingly. The past failures of single tenure estates are now well understood and richer, more vibrant models of place-making are evolving. Moreover, there are considerable pressures to produce more homes at lower cost using new methods of construction. As a practice PRP is facing up to the diverse concerns of twenty-first century housing and this book also sets out strategies for sustainable developments. An important contribution to the housing debate, Place & Home is global in scope and far-reaching in its implications.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Place & Home: The search for better housing is a timely consideration of the work of PRP Architects, one of the most successful housing practices in the world today. The book provides the first in-depth analysis of post-war British housing and includes a compelling analysis of PRPs work, examining and critiquing over five decades of housing in the process. Place & Home explores the full scope of PRPs important and innovative work from the firms first major commission, The Ryde at Hatfield (which won a Housing Design Historic Award in 2006), and their particular involvement in the post-war rebuilding of Britain right up to their most recent projects, including the recent redevelopment of the St Matthews Estate in Brixton, London. This project won the Low Energy Building of the Year Award in 2006 and according to Mayor of London Ken Livingstone, sets the standard for what we should be achieving in every social housing development in London. Essays by founders Phippen, Randall and Parkes, as well as the firms current Chairman Barry Munday and Managing Director Chris Rudolf, consider PRPs work in detail, charting the firms evolution and contemplating the future of housing. In addition, texts on the topics of Place, Home and Building by Peter Stewart, Jeremy Melvin and Stephen Mullin respectively, contextualise the practices work whilst investigating issues and projects spanning the whole range of twentieth century housing. These are interspersed with illustrated case studies of PRPs work with housing associations, local authorities and private developers. Housing is currently entering a new phase. The reality of climate change is universally accepted and the design of our homes must respond accordingly. The past failures of single tenure estates are now well understood and richer, more vibrant models of place-making are evolving. Moreover, there are considerable pressures to produce more homes at lower cost using new methods of construction. As a practice PRP is facing up to the diverse concerns of twenty-first century housing and this book also sets out strategies for sustainable developments. An important contribution to the housing debate, Place & Home is global in scope and far-reaching in its implications.

Revue de presse

''A thoughtful, intelligent review of the work which, in the years since it was founded in 1963, has propelled PRP from it's modest beginnings to it's current position as one of the UK's largest architectural firms.'' --Planning in London

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Éditeur
Black Dog Publishing Ltd
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1904772668
ISBN 13 
9781904772668
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
288
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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