The Question of Land: Positions and Models Florian Hertweck (Editor), Sylvia Claus (Contributor), Franziska Eichstädt-Bohlig (Contributor), Tanja Herdt (Contributor), Giovanni la Varra (Contributor), Dirk Löhr (Contributor), Laura Weissmüller (Contributor) creator text bibliography ilu 2015 monographic eng

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390 Pages How we deal with land has far-reaching implications for architecture and urban development. The last decade has seen a dramatic rise in the privatization of urban land and in speculation. Many European cities that today find themselves under extreme development pressure have virtually no land left to build on. In view of the acute housing shortage, the question of who owns the land is therefore more relevant than ever. To what extent are we able to treat the land as a common good and guard it from the excesses of capitalism? Architecture on Common Ground provides a historical overview of land property from Henry George to the present. Interviews with stakeholders in global models provide insights into the current handling of the land issue. The book presents outstanding projects based on either a legal or spatial distribution of land and thus makes a valuable contribution to the current discussion on sustainable land policy. Florian Hertweck (Editor), Sylvia Claus (Contributor), Franziska Eichstädt-Bohlig (Contributor), Tanja Herdt (Contributor), Giovanni la Varra (Contributor), Dirk Löhr (Contributor), Laura Weissmüller (Contributor) Structural design Architectural design Building materials TA658 .A734 2021 624.1/772 3037786035 2015026075 DLC 150724 20260402104549.0 18714624 eng