Cohousing Communities - Designing for High- Functioning Neighborhoods

Cohousing CommunitiesExplore a groundbreaking and holistic new approach to designing community-first neighborhoodsIn Cohousing Communities: Designing for High-Functioning Neighborhoods, distinguished architect and affordable housing advocate Charles Durrett delivers a complete, start-to-finish guide for designing anything where the emphasis lies with the community. This book describes the consequential role that architecture and a healthy design process can play in the success of neighborhoods, churches, towns, and more. It's an inspiring collection of ideas that prioritize high-functioning neighborhoods.In the book, the author draws on the success of hundreds of community-first projects to show readers how to design a project that addresses both timeless and modern challenges--from aging to climate change and racism--in its architecture and urban design. He compiles facts and concepts that are essential to the design of a high-functioning community, where people can participate in a way that reflects their values, improves their social connections, and retain their autonomy and privacy.Readers will also find:* Ideas for town planning, street planning, and other town altering improvements* Discussions of how developers can make better multifamily housing* Explorations of how planners and politicians can make high-functioning neighborhoods a cornerstone of their community* In-depth treatments of families who want to confirm that they're choosing the right neighborhoodPerfect for university students and professors who strive to see new ways to create neighborhoods, Cohousing Communities: Designing for High-Functioning Neighborhoods will also appeal to universities planning new neighborhoods for retired alumni or new housing for students and faculty.