Housing for Humans: A Book to Imagine, Create and Design a New Housing Model in America

by Ileana Schinder

Overview

Where are all the homes? The affordable housing crisis today can be solved through innovative residential and urban design. Family models have evolved, society has reframed the role of cities, and ongoing urban realities demand opportunities to create housing for all, from first-time homeowners to retirees. This book navigates the design process of new housing, like additional dwelling units, and explores ideas that can be implemented from the suburbs to cities. Through the history of urban design, zoning regulation, and with an emphasis on the human side of housing, ileana schinder, with her architecture background, highlights the role that the home plays in society today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781784529543
Publisher:	Panoma Press
Publication date:	10/21/2021
Pages:	168
Sales rank:	980,079
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.36(d)

About the Author

ileana schinder is an architect. Since opening her studio in 2014, she has designed homes and additional dwelling units that create new spaces for clients and their families to thrive. ileana was born and raised in Argentina, and lives in Washington, DC, with her family and their dog, Cecilia.

Table of Contents

Introduction: How We Got Here
Chapter 1: About Urban Housing
Chapter 2: The Shape of Zoning
Chapter 3: About Affordability
Chapter 4: Because Families
Chapter 5: How Houses Adapt and Evolve
Chapter 6: Innovation and Additional Dwelling Units
Chapter 7: The Future of Housing
About the Author