Living over the store : architecture and local urban life
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TextPublication details: London Routledge 2012Description: viii,256pISBN: - 0415783178
- 728.314 DAV
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | CEPT Library | Faculty of Architecture | 728.314 DAV | Available | Status:Catalogued;Bill No:C-4804 | 009826 |
CONTENTS Preface vi Introduction1 A quintessential urban building Part I: THE SHOP/HOUSE AS A GLOBAL PHENOMENON 11 1 Shophouses of Asia 15 2 The shop in the palazzo 33 3 Merchants' houses of northern and western Europe 49 4 From London to Main Street 67 Part II: THE FABRIC OF EVERYDAY LIFE 85 5 Living and working in the city 89 6 The geography of mixed uses 99 7 Adaptable buildings and flexible economics 115 8 The architecture of hybrid types 141 Part IlI : THE DEATH AND LIFE OFTHE MODEST SHOP/HOUSE 171 9 The gradual separation of family and business 175 10 The building culture of the divided city 189 11 Toward a resilient urbanism 203 Conclusion 229 Hybrid urban practice Bibliography 233 Index 251 Plates between pp. 120-121
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