The legacy of modern collective housing

Authors

  • Josep Maria Montaner Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña (España)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26754/ojs_zarch/zarch.201559115

Abstract

The study of main examples of modern collective housing is generally made when these units are designed, built and actually opened, but very little has been studied and written about concerning the evolution of each of these buildings in order to find out what the legacy of modern housing really consists of. Housing is to be lived in, and the key lies in its capacity for evolution and transformation.

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Author Biography

Josep Maria Montaner, Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña (España)

Josep María Montaner (Barcelona, 1954) is an architect (1977) and doctor (1983) from the Barcelona School of Architecture (ETSAB-UPC), where he holds a chair in Architectural Composition. In conjunction with Zaida Muxi he directs the Laboratory for Sustainable Housing, Barcelona and is the author of around forty books, including Sistemas arquitectónicos contemporáneos [Contemporary Architectural Systems] (2008) and Del diagrama a las experiencias, hacia una arquitectura de la acción [From Diagrams to Experiences, towards Architecture of Action] (2014). Among others, he has been awarded the National Urbanism Prize on journalistic initiative 2005 by the Housing Ministry; he publishes articles in national and international architecture magazines; he gives courses and holds conferences in different cities around Europe, America and Asia.

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Published

2015-12-31

How to Cite

Montaner, J. M. (2015). The legacy of modern collective housing. ZARCH. Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Architecture and Urbanism, (5), 24–39. https://doi.org/10.26754/ojs_zarch/zarch.201559115