Negotiating Ungers 3 : the self-help housing system and the construction of communities /
In 1972, German architect Oswald Mathias Ungers and his students at Cornell University developed a prototype for a Self-Help Housing System (S-HHS). Around the same time, Ungers and his wife Liselotte published a study titled Communes in the New World 1740–1972, examining utopian communities in the...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Brussels :
Common Room,
[2024?].
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| Summary: | In 1972, German architect Oswald Mathias Ungers and his students at Cornell University developed a prototype for a Self-Help Housing System (S-HHS). Around the same time, Ungers and his wife Liselotte published a study titled Communes in the New World 1740–1972, examining utopian communities in the U.S. Ungers’ 1972 architectural approach fused typological research, modern urban planning and utopianism in a novel way. The S-HHS concept aimed to integrate community-driven initiatives with broader political, social and economic frameworks. Together, the projects highlighted alternative forms of communal organization and emphasized the dynamic, collaborative nature of architectural production. This third publication, initiated through a 2021 summer school at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, explores systematic and inventive architectural strategies through essays, interviews and artistic research. |
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| Item Description: | Title from cover. |
| Physical Description: | 2 volumes in 1 (112, 128 pages) : illustrations, plans ; 17 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0988290650 9780988290655 |