Total Housing: Alternatives to Urban Sprawl

Necessityandinvestigationareprerequisitesforthedesignofhousing:social,environmental,andeconomicfactorsaffectthearchitecturalinvestigationofprogram,technology,andform.SincethepublicationofActar'sfirstvolumeonhousing,"Housing+SingularHousing,2002,"thecontinuedemergenceofarchitectonictoolshasgeneratedsignificantinteractionbetweenconstruction,surroundings,andinhabitant,whilesimultaneouslyaddressingthecomplexitiesofanever-changingcontext,shapedbyinterestsoutsideofthediscipline.Thediscourseofcontemporaryhousingdemandsareassessmentofthearchitect'sroleintheconstructionofterritory,themanagementofnaturalresources,thereconfigurationofthecity,andthetreatmentofthenecessitiesofanincreasinglydiverseanddynamicsociety.