Explore a groundbreaking and holistic new approach to designing community-first neighborhoods
In 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 participat
