FLOOR PLAN MANUAL
Excellent resource for housing at all scales: unit, building, site. Includes detailed drawings of numerous compare-able projects by a range of architects, in a variety of settings.
9 WAYS
David Baker Architects’ guidelines and advice for designers of places for people. Includes examples from their deep portfolio of housing and urban design projects.
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My review of the book is on the Journal of Architectural Education website
PRUITT-IGOE MYTH
Heartbreaking and meticulous unraveling of the story behind the demise of Pruitt-Igoe public housing in Saint Louis. Beautifully filmed interviews with former residents.
LEAD ME HOME
Documentary short that seeks to humanize the tragic crisis of homelessness in the Bay Area. Interrogates housing policies and eschews charity.
99% HOUSING FIRST
From the producers of 99% Invisible, the “According to Need” podcast series documents the origins of “Housing First”, the revolutionary idea that stable housing is the foundation of all forms of recovery.
99% HOUSING MIDDLE
99% Invisible episode provides context for the “Missing Middle” movement, explains the typological issues that define it, and illustrates the concept with Toronto as a case study.
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