| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 254 pages) : illustrations, plans |
| Contents |
Part PART ONE The historical background -- chapter 1 The legacy of the nineteenth century: the rise of social architecture The pioneer -- chapter 2 The Welfare State: the making of a juggernaut -- chapter 3 Communities fight back: the birth of a new architecture -- chapter CASE STUDY Swinbrook: housing redevelopment to a community brief -- chapter 4 Helping themselves: the co-operative revival -- chapter CASE STUDY The Bramley co-op: new-build co-operative housing -- chapter 5 The direct approach: community technical aid -- chapter CASE STUDY Jagonari: a centre for Asian women -- chapter 6 Behind the lines: community architecture in local government -- chapter CASE STUDY Wakelin House: modernization of a pre-war housing estate -- chapter 7 Involving people: the techniques of participation -- chapter CASE STUDY Besant Court: decentralization in action -- part PART TWO The practice of community architecture -- chapter 8 The Ivory Tower: educating building designers -- chapter CASE STUDY Lambeth Community Care Centre: a new-build health centre -- chapter 9 Left, Right and Centre: the politics of community architecture -- chapter CASE STUDY Broadwater Farm: a large problem estate -- chapter 10 The urban imperative: redeeming the inner cities -- chapter FURTHER READING |
| Summary |
Building Democracy is a major contribution to the growing public debate about the revival of community values in the face of the self-evident short-comings of the free market, specifically in terms of community architecture. Providing a historical context and an authoritative account of a movement that is proving surprisingly extensive and enduring, the book also examines the relevance of the approach to today's social and environmental problems, particularly in the inner cities. Community architecture was promoted in the early 1980s as the achievement of a handful of pionee |
| Analysis |
Architecture |
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Great Britain |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
City planning.
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Inner cities.
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Architecture and society.
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Architecture -- History.
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Architecture and history.
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City Planning
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urban planning.
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inner cities.
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ARCHITECTURE -- Regional.
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ARCHITECTURE -- Criticism.
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ARCHITECTURE -- History -- General.
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Architecture and history
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Architecture
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Architecture and society
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City planning
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Inner cities
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Stedenbouw.
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Steden.
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Sociologische aspecten.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0203214412 |
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9780203214411 |
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9781857280883 |
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1857280881 |
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9781857280890 |
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185728089X |
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9781135370749 |
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1135370745 |
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9781135370695 |
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1135370699 |
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9781135370732 |
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1135370737 |
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