Future urban habitation : transdisciplinary perspectives, conceptions, and designs /
edited by Oliver Heckmann.
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Includes index.
Table of Contents
List of Contributors ix
Introduction 1 Oliver Heckmann
Section 1 Inclusive Urbanism 11
Introduction 13 Oliver Heckmann
1 Towards a New Social Model of the City: Barcelona’s Integral Superblocks 25 Lluís Torrens, Sebastià Riutort, and Marta Juan
2 Link by Link: Blurring the Lines and Creating an Inclusive Society in Singapore 37 Vincent Chua
3 Inclusive Smart Community – Towards A Socially Integrated and Enabling Community 49 Chong Keng Hua, Ha Tshui Mum, To Kien, and Yuen Chau
4 Design for Depopulating Conditions – Formulating a Strategic Neighborhood Framework for Detroit 67 Ian Dickenson
5 Multi-Programmatic Urbanity for Indonesia 101 Florian Heinzelmann and Daliana Suryawinata
6 Affordable Housing and Social Inclusion – the Case of Vienna and Austria 115 Gerald Kössl
Section 2 High-Dense Typologies For Building Communities 131
Introduction 133 Oliver Heckmann
7 Fostering Community Bonding in High-Density Habitations 149 Im Sik Cho
8 HDB: High-Density Typologies for Building Community 165 Jeremiah Lim
9 Building Communities in High-Density Singapore - a Look at Integrated Design Typology 185 Siew Man Kok
10 Making Sense of Community: A Call for New Kinds of Knowledge to Shape Urban Futures 209 Saffron Woodcraft
Section 3 Adaptive and Responsive Habitation 223
Introduction 225 Oliver Heckmann
11 Alternative Housing for a Diverse and Inclusive Society 241 Gérald Ledent
12 Type-Figurations – Comfort Zones and Active Grounds 261 Bernd Vlay
13 Promoting Healthy Longevity: The Role of Social Innovation 287 Yee Wei Lim, Kimberly Teo, Cherylanne Tan, and Junyu Ong
14 Experiments in Living Together 301 Colin Neufeld and Sharon Wohl
15 Beyond the Unit – Future Hybrid High-Rise Commune 335 Oliver Heckmann
Section 4 New Tools, New Approaches 359
Introduction 361 Oliver Heckmann
16 Toolkits for Renewable and Regenerative Buildings 371 Devni Acharya, Emma Boucher, Richard Boyd, Michael Budig, Elisa Magnini, and Neil Walmsley
17 Social Design – Principles & Practices to Foster Caring Urban Communities 391 Lekshmy Parameswaran, László Herczeg, Airí Dordas Perpinyà, and Adrià Garcia i Mateu
18 Computational Design Futures in Housing 415 Trevor Ryan Patt
19 Retooling Architectural Performance Analysis 429 Timur Dogan and John Alstan Jakubiec
Index 443
Around the globe, urban populations are growing at an unpreceded rate, in particular in Asia and Africa. In view of pressing social and environmental challenges it is essential to reimagine current design strategies to build affordable, sustainable, and inclusive communities that can respond to future demographic dynamics, new social practices, and the consequences of climate change. Future Urban Habitation presents an integrative, transdisciplinary approach for developing long-term strategies for urban housing at a different scales. With focus on the rapidly growing cities of Asia, and urban processes in Europe and North-America this volume offers perspectives from both researchers and practitioners involved in multiple aspects of urban habitation. The authors address a range of challenges to urban habitation with four intersecting thematic frameworks: Inclusive Urbanism, High-Dense Typologies for Building Community, Adaptable and Responsive Habitation, and New Tools and Approaches.
About the Author
Oliver Heckmann leads the Urban Housing lab founded at Singapore University of Technology and Design and now based in Berlin. His research, teaching, and practice focuses on innovative housing typology, urban habitation, sustainable design, urban revitalization, and adaptive reuse. He is the co-author and co-editor of Floor Plan Manual Housing and Editor-in-Chief of Building Types Online.