| Description |
vii, 167 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 156-161) and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Design quality in the Netherlands. Context -- Consensus culture -- SuperDutch -- Policy for architectural quality -- Design quality in Vinex housing -- Sustainability -- Skills and training -- Design quality in the Netherlands -- Case studies of new housing in the Netherlands -- The Eastern Harbour District, Amsterdam -- Ijburg, Amsterdam -- Vathorst, Amersfoort -- Leidsche Rijn, Utrecht -- Ypenburg, The Hague -- Design quality in the United Kingdom. Context -- Policy for quality in the UK -- Density -- Design codes -- Sustainability -- A true Cinderella : skills and training in the UK -- Design quality in the UK -- Low- and high-rise doll's houses and Dan Dare steel and glass towers? Design quality in the Thames Gateway -- Case studies of new housing in the UK -- Accordia, Cambridge -- The Greenwich Millennium Village -- The Staiths, Gateshead -- Donnybrook Quarter, London -- Learning from the Netherlands. Context -- Methods of implementing design quality -- Design quality through spatial, social and cultural diversity -- Design quality through architectural and sustainable design -- Design quality through urban design -- Recommendations for implementing design quality in new housing -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Housing policy -- England
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Housing -- England
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Housing policy -- Netherlands
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Housing -- Netherlands
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Building -- Quality control
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Architecture, Domestic
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| ISBN |
0415447690 (hbk.) |
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0415447705 (pbk.) |
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9780415447690 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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9780415447706 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0415447704 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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