TY - BOOK AU - Rowe,Peter G. AU - Kan,Har Ye TI - Urban intensities: contemporary building types and territories SN - 9783038214779 AV - NA9051 R69 2014 U1 - 711/.4 PY - 2014/// CY - Boston PB - Birkhäuser KW - City planning KW - Local KW - Architecture and society KW - Housing KW - Urban density N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Urban block shapers : Precedents: from plan zuid to the meander ; Contemporary cases: building in Barcelona and Los Angeles ; Convergences and Contexts -- Housing and landscapes : Precedents: from active mergers to objects of contemplation ; Contemporary cases: houses and new grounds ; Trends, consistencies and contexts -- Superblock configurations : Precedents: from mass housing to a new urban lifestyle ; Contemporary cases: Chinese superblocks in Beijing ; Dimensional issues, strategies, and domain definitions -- Tall towers : Precedents: early beginnings, mass provision, and dwelling diversity ; Contemporary cases: expressions of sustainability and variation ; Balancing dwelling and conditions of variation, separation, and resilience -- Big buildings : Precedents: From Unités to sprawling complexes and green buildings ; Contemporary cases: big buildings in urban circumstances ; Community and balances among residential and other factors -- Infrastructural engagements : Precedents: direct engagements and reifications ; Contemporary cases: re-occupation of urban sites ; Typal independence, reciprocity, and contextual influence -- Indigenous reinterpretations : Precedents: codes, associations, and reproductions ; Contemporary cases: references to the past in Beijing and Shanghai ; Contextual engagements and differences between form and figure -- Infill and puntal interventions : Precedents: infills, unit ensembles, and intervention processes ; Contemporary cases: single houses and ensembles of units ; Animation, completion, contradistinction, and other outcomes -- Housing special populations : Precedents: recent social, student, and elderly housing ; Contemporary cases: from slum reparation to co-op life ; Flexibility, accommodating change, and special programming -- A turning point : Constants and trends ; Metrics and measures -- Selected projects and contextual connectivity ; Units, types, and use mixes by categories N2 - This book combines the architectural and urban scales to demonstrate that urban intensity determines the success of housing. Comparisons with historical models and critical appraisals based on the authors' unique standing give information on the pros and cons of major types of housing, their pitfalls and successful examples. ER -