This book is conceived as evidence supporting the qualities of dense, urban living, and as a hopeful antidote against sprawl. Necessity and investigation are prerequisites for the design of housing: Total Housing refers to the need to understand that social, environmental, and economic factors affect form, and that living space is a base for our increasingly complex and varied societies. This new survey into multi-family housing focuses on the responses proposed by architects who are dealing with the dynamic and diverse demands of contemporary society. Featuring works by Lacaton - Vassal, BIG, + JDS, Sadar Vuga Arhitekti, Ryue Nishizawa, FOA, SHoP, and many emerging new architects, this volume is not a simple catalog, but rather a studied collection of inventive projects.
"WHY ITS DIVINE: Total Housing: Alternatives to Urban Sprawl surveys designs in defense of populated, urban living. The architects featured in this book deal with the demands of contemporary society; their designs reflect the importance of context and the idea that economic as well as social and environmental elements affect design. This book is a learning experience, full of innovative designs an
