Modern Housing Prototypes

by Roger Sherwood

Book Overview

The design of housing has commanded the attention of the greatest architects of the twentieth century. In this stunning volume, Roger Sherwood presents thirty-two notable examples of multi-family housing from many countries and four continents, selected for their importance as prototypes. Designed by such masters as Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, and Alvar Aalto, they range from single-house clusters to row-houses, terrace...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674579429
• ISBN13: 9780674579422
• Release Date: April 1981
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.8" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

succinct and well illustrated

Published in 1978, Sherwood's examination of housing prototypes still remains a valid resource for exploring and comparing multi-unit housing. The appeal of the book lies in the succinct explanation of unit types and the broad range of built examples used to illustrate different typologies.The concise text is backed up with plans, photos and illunminating axonometrics.