Place & Home: The Search for Better Housing: The Search for Better Housing/PRP A

Description: Place & Home: The Search for Better Housing by Peter Stewart, Jeremy Melvin, Stephen Mullin Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description PRP is one of the most successful housing practices in the world. Peter Phippen, Peter Randall and David Parkes founded the practice in 1963, and since then have moved forward from their modernist beginnings, evidenced in the post-Second World War housing boom to the diverse concerns of the twenty-first century creating hospice care and sheltered housing for the elderly and infirm, as well as accomodating the need for sustainable, low-energy, zero-carbon developments. Place & Home: The Search for Better Housing comprises essays by Phippen, Randall and Parkes, Barry Munday and Chris Rudolph on PRP's past and current work, as well as texts by commissioned writers on the topics of "place," "building technology" and "home" in architecture. These are interspersed with illustrated case studies of PRP's work with housing associations, local authorities and private developers, in diverse locations including Moscow, La Grande Motte, Manchester, and London. Publisher Description PRP is one of the most successful housing practices in the world. Peter Phippen, Peter Randall and David Parkes founded the practice in 1963, and since then have moved forward from their Modernist beginnings, evidenced in the post-Second World War housing boom to the diverse concerns of the twenty-first century - creating hospice care and sheltered housing for the elderly and infirm, as well as accommodating the need for sustainable, low-energy, zero-carbon developments. "Place & Home: The Search for Better Housing" comprises essays by Phippen, Randall and Parkes, Barry Munday and Chris Rudolph on PRPs past and current work, as well as texts by commissioned writers on the topics of place, building technology and home in architecture. These are interspersed with illustrated case studies of PRPs work with housing associations, local authorities and private developers, in diverse locations including Moscow, La Grande Motte, Milton Keynes, Manchester, and Brixton - the latter of which Ken Livingstone, the Mayor of London, considers "sets the standard for what we should be achieving in every social housing development in London". Author Biography PRP is one of the most successful housing practices in the world. Peter Phippen, Peter Randall and David Parkes founded the practice in 1963, and since then have moved forward from their modernist beginnings, evidenced in the post-Second World War housing boom to the diverse concerns of the twenty-first century -- creating hospice care and sheltered housing for the elderly and infirm, as well as accomodating the need for sustainable, low-energy, zero-carbon developments. Place & Home: The Search for Better Housing comprises essays by Phippen, Randall and Parkes, Barry Munday and Chris Rudolph on PRPs past and current work, as well as texts by commissioned writers on the topics of "place," "building technology" and "home" in architecture. These are interspersed with illustrated case studies of PRPs work with housing associations, local authorities and private developers, in diverse locations including Moscow, La Grande Motte, Manchester, and London. Details ISBN 1904772668 ISBN-13 9781904772668 Title Place & Home: The Search for Better Housing Author Peter Stewart, Jeremy Melvin, Stephen Mullin Format Hardcover Year 2007 Pages 288 Publisher Black Dog Publishing GE_Item_ID:11999579; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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