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Mid-Rise Urban Living (Hardcover)
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Mid-Rise Urban Living (Hardcover)
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Many communities in cities around the world do not like the growing
number of residential towers, but they also realise that the
detached house is not a sustainable urban solution. Between these
two extremes, there is a 'missing middle' of mid-rise apartment
buildings that relate to the street and are within the height of
trees. This book argues that the mid-rise way of urban living is an
essential component of growing cities, demonstrating that the
economics of this form of development are better than that of
terrace houses or town houses. It begins by examining successful
historic precedents of this housing type, such as the tenements of
Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, Barcelona and New York and successful
mid-rise housing in London. The book then discusses reasons for the
relative lack of contemporary mid-rise housing developments,
including planning legislation, and the perception that it is a
dull and uniform building type. It brings together and analyses a
wide range of award-winning international contemporary examples by
leading architecture firms, looks at the importance of location,
the need for urban placemaking, visual interest and design
diversity and mixed use precincts, and highlights the advantages,
including demographic diversity, urban density, sociability and
reduction of car use.
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