New urban housing : fresh thinking from the Pittsburgh design competition.

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New urban housing : fresh thinking from the Pittsburgh design competition.

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Description:

71 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm

Notes:
"The challenge: rethink the way we design affordable living space in the city"--Flap of front cover
"In 1992, the Community Design Center of Pittsburgh launched the new urban housing competition, seeking designs for new housing on a vacant hillside site in Pittsburgh's Garfield neighborhood. The competition asked participants to generate designs for exciting, affordable housing that is particularly responsive to its urban and social context. The winning entry would receive the ultimate test--it would be built and put on the market. Response from the architectural community was overwhelming. More than 350 submissions were received from the United States and six foreign countries. This is a report on the competition and some of the provocative ideas it generated"--Page 1
"The challenge: rethink the way we design affordable living space in the city"--P. [2] of cover.
Sponsored by: Community Design Center of Pittsburgh.
Winners: Studio Wanda.
Covers extend to form two additional leaves.

Summary:

In 1992 the Community Design Center of Pittsburgh launched the new urban housing competition, seeking designs for new housing on a vacant hillside site in Pittsburgh's Garfield neighborhood. The winning entry would be built and put on the market. More than 350 submissions were received from the United States and six foreign countries. Details of the winning design, along with sampling from other entries, are presented.

ISBN:

0964130203
9780964130203

Subject:

New Urban Housing Competition (1994)
Housing Pennsylvania Pittsburgh.
Urban renewal Pennsylvania Pittsburgh.
Architecture Competitions Pennsylvania Pittsburgh.
Rénovation urbaine Pennsylvanie Pittsburgh.
Architecture Concours Pennsylvanie Pittsburgh.
Architecture Competitions.
Housing.
Urban renewal.
Architecture Competitions United States.
Architecture, Domestic Pennsylvania Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Pittsburgh.

Form/genre:

Reports.

Added entries:

Community Design Center of Pittsburgh.
Studio Wanda

Holdings:

Location: Library main 199766
Call No.: NA2340 .N499 1994
Status: Available

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