Abstract
Between 2020 and 2022, 1.2 million apartment units were built in the United States, and housing remains a key development sector. Yet few recent resources exist to support the design of multifamily housing, most notably for the essential common areas that provide opportunities for both casual and formal social interaction between residents. Drawing on three decades of experience designing more than 15,000 sustainable dwellings, David Baker Architects (DBA) turns our attention to social sustainability, imparting lessons bolstered by examples from their deep portfolio. The central argument in 9 Ways to Make Housing for People is that human dignity is at the center of design. The book presents conceptual housing principles, based on the tenets of social sustainability, applicable across programs and sites.
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