TY  - BOOK
AU  - MacDonald,Donald
TI  - Democratic architecture: practical solutions to today's housing crisis. 
SN  - 9781941806883
AV  - NA7208 M33 2015
U1  - 728.3720973 22
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Oro Editions
KW  - Architecture and society
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Architecture, Domestic
KW  - Housing development
N1  - Include index; Include bibliography; Introduction to the first edition --
Introduction to the second edition --
Introduction to the third edition --
A home for everyone --
Home space --
Studio homes --
Homes for the roofless --
Creating the urban village --
Battle for a fair process --
The suburban village --
Design for change --
A call to action --
Notes --
About the author --
N2  - Democratic Architecture offers viable et affordable solutions to our country's ongoing housing problems. The book deals with tough urban problems and raises questions not just about housing policy, but about larger political and ethical issues as well. It provides a critique of the various approaches to post-war housing and then puts forth a number of innovative solutions to the problem. Many of the proposals are practical designs for low- and lower-middle-income housing, with an emphasis on increasing opportunities for home ownership. They include a variety of detached homes, multiunit buildings, and some alternative types of housing for people whose lifestyles diverge from the mainstream. With more than 200 black et white and color illustrations, Democratic Architecture is a book that clearly lays out solutions to housing crises that we see occurring all too often in the United States and all over the world.
ER  -