6,000 Years of Housing (Revised and Expanded Edition)

After the collapse of the Roman Empire, however, outward-looking house forms replaced the ancient form in most of Europe and the New World. Part architecture, part history, and part anthropology, this encyclopedic book limns the story of housing around the world from the pre-urban dwellings of nomadic, semi-nomadic, and sedentary agricultural societies to the present. The fascinating evolution of house forms from the Stone Age to the present. This fascinating surveyany designer or builder who deals with housing would find a use for this book.' Fine Homebuilding 'This is as essential reference to anyone in the field of housing, beautifully illustrated in the hand of the author.' Moshe Safdie and Associates, Inc. 6,000 Years of Housing chronicles how this came about, and suggests solutions based on a rich variety of historical precedents.. Side effects of America’s automobile-intensive suburban dream housing include inefficient land use, pollution, and urban decay. Ancient urban dwellings were inward-looking, ranged around a courtyard. In the Middle Ages houses served both as homes and as places of work, but gradually the domestic and business lives of the inhabitants became separate. Until

“Accessible not only to the architectural community but to anyone with a passion for housing issues are expressed clearly, and details serve a larger context.” - Elizabeth MacKenzie, MAIBC, APT Bulletin: The Journal of Preservation Technology

He lives in Montreal. . Norbert Schoenauer is Macdonald Emeritus Professor of Architecture at McGill University

Great floor plans Huge amount of information and visual detail. Great floor plans. Some unfortunate language about non-Western, non-modern cultures. And this is not a picture book--the text is very informative but also mandatory because the drawings are labeled in the original language for type. Joy said 6000 Years of Housing. Comprehensive timeline of housing evolution. Illustrations throughout to help one visualize the concepts. Lightweight for a larger book and the pages turn easily.. I did a overall test after receiving it. aadkvn mupsmx Special design, perfect quality, nice appearance. I couldn't deny such a good product. Shipping was fast and easy and i had it in less time than was estimated.and works great.Wil buy it again.I'm so happy with it. I would recommend to my friend. Works great, no problems so far