Social Housing: Definitions and Design Exemplars maps 25 built projects across the UK and Europe to demonstrate how architects are reshaping affordable housing in response to the affordability crisis, demographic change, and climate adaptation.
About This Book
A revised and expanded edition of the landmark 2017 volume, this book makes the case that social housing is where the most demanding and consequential dwelling design is happening. Drawing on contributions from leading practitioners and their clients, it examines how public housing groups and communities are navigating urban typology, building reuse, climate resilience, and material innovation to deliver genuinely affordable homes. The 25 exemplar case studies span the breadth of European practice, giving housing architects, urban designers, and policy advocates a grounded resource for learning from built precedent and proposing workable futures.
Key Features
- 208 pages of illustrated case studies, practitioner essays, and built project documentation
- Contributions from Paul Karakusevic, Abigail Batchelor, and leading practitioners and their clients
- Featured practices include Karakusevic Carson Architects, Al-Jawad Pike, Archio, Bourbouze & Graindorge Architectes, Cierto Estudio, Collective Architecture, Déchelette Architecture, einszueins architektur, Jaccaud + Associés, Mæ, and Peris+Toral
- Published by RIBA Publishing, 2017
What You'll Discover
- How 25 exemplar projects across the UK and Europe approach affordability without sacrificing design ambition or urban quality
- Strategies for building reuse and adaptive typologies that respond to ageing populations and shifting demographics
- Climate resilience and material innovation as active drivers of contemporary social housing design
- Alternative procurement and delivery routes that housing practitioners, communities, and students can adapt for their own contexts
About the Author
Paul Karakusevic is a founding director of Karakusevic Carson Architects, a practice with an established body of work in social and affordable housing across the UK. Abigail Batchelor is a housing practitioner and writer whose work engages with the policy, design, and delivery of affordable homes. Together, they bring both design intelligence and sector knowledge to this expanded edition.
Specifications
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 208
- Dimensions: 290 × 200 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9781915722430
- Publisher: RIBA Publishing
- Publication Date: 2017
Perfect For: Housing architects, urban designers, policy practitioners, and students seeking grounded precedent and design strategy for affordable and social housing delivery.