Contested Legacies : Critical Perspectives on Postwar Modern Housing

In the light of the current housing and environmental crisis and increasing social inequalities, there is a growing sense of urgency for architecture as a discipline to engage with the transformation in housing evident in the postwar period. Rather than conceiving this task as a technical matter, th...

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Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : LEUVEN UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2023.
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