Building community

Building community

by Webb

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This is the first survey in many years to explore contemporary apartments not as raw canvases for interior decoration but as a building type of growing significance. An introduction presents the history of multiple-occupancy housing through its most innovative 20th-century exemplars, from the urbane blocks of Auguste Perret and Henri Sauvage in Paris, to the landscaped housing estates of Weimar Germany and the visionary schemes of Le Corbusier. The heart of the book features 38 recent and ongoing projects, designed by leading international studios and rising talents. Buildings range from social housing and micro apartments to "vertical villages", megastructures and luxury high-rises.

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    Webb explores various interpretations of "community" within multi-occupancy housing. What different facets of community (e.g., social interaction, shared resources, privacy, collective identity) does he highlight, and which do you believe are most successfully addressed by the designs presented?

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    The book begins with innovative 20th-century exemplars. Which historical architectural movement or specific project (e.g., Perret, Le Corbusier, Weimar housing estates) did you find most foundational or surprising in shaping current ideas about apartment living and community?

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    After reading about a wide range of projects—from micro-apartments to "vertical villages"—what specific design elements or communal strategies would be most important to you in an ideal living environment, and why?

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