Davis, Howard  1948- <br/><br/>
Living over the store :  architecture and local urban life /  txt 
Howard Davis. 
 - Architecture and local urban life 
 - vii, 256 p.  ill. (some col.)  25 cm.  book 
<br/><br/> Include index 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-249) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction. A quintessential urban building -- The shop/house as a global phenomenon. Shophouses of Asia -- The shop in the palazzo -- Merchants' houses of northern and western Europe -- From London to Main Street -- The fabric of everyday life. Living and working in the city -- The geography of mixed uses -- Adaptable buildings and flexible economics -- The architecture of hybrid types -- The death and life of the modest shop/house. The gradual separation of family and business -- The building culture of the divided city -- Toward a resilient urbanism -- Conclusion. Hybrid urban practice. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415783170  9780203609590  
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011016350 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Shophouses.<br/>City and town life
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>NA4177  / D65 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>728/.314