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050	0	0	_aNA7540 _bD38 1995
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100	1		_aDavis, Sam _d1946- _9215854
245	1	4	_aThe architecture of affordable housing. _cSam Davis. _htxt
264			_aBerkeley : _bUniversity of California Press , _c1995.
300			_aix, 208 p. _bill.; plans. _c27 cm. _fbook
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediaded _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
500			_aInclude index
504			_aInclude Bibliography
505			_a1. Architect and Affordable Housing -- 2. Process: The Long and Winding Road -- 3. Why Affordable Housing Isn't -- 4. Design: Things Big and Small, Far and Near -- 5. Is Affordable Housing Significant Architecture? --
520			_aThat a country of wealth cannot provide sound housing for those in need is a national embarrassment. This book is about the design of dignified, affordable housing for those not served by the private sector, and how that housing fits comfortably into our communities. Sam Davis has written an accessible, non-technical analysis for everyone interested in the creation of affordable housing. Through discussions of cost, politics, and design concepts, as well as case studies of completed projects, he gives solutions to the dilemmas posed by the development process. Good housing design is a delicate balance of community values, individual needs, esthetic judgments, and technical requirements. Good design can save money--seventy percent of the cost of a new dwelling is affected by planning and design. As a key ingredient in community building, housing should bestow on its inhabitants a sense of dignity, says Davis. To view this as a privilege for those who can afford market-rate housing invites both social and financial disaster. He also considers our national obsession with the single-family house and our historical ambivalence toward subsidized housing--attitudes that have often led to the stigmatization of low-income groups. This book will be indispensable to community and volunteer groups, local governments, financial backers, architects, planners, and students in related fields.
650		0	_aArchitecture Domestic _zUnited States _954087 _2Local
650		0	_aPublic housing _zUnited States _9154896 _2Local
650		0	_aArchitecture Domestic _zCalifornia. _954087 _2Local
650		0	_aPublic housing _zCalifornia. _9154896 _2Local
856			_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/ucal051/94007469.html
856			_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/ucal041/94007469.html
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