Compaction, scale and proximity : an investigation into the spatial implications of density for the design of new urban housing

This thesis investigates the implications of density for the design of new urban housing. An historical study of the notion of density in architectural and planning practice indicates that density ratios as a design mechanism were born out of a desire to control the physical conglomeration of the bu...

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Main Author: Harper, Claire
Published: University of Westminster 2013
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.617824