The State of Housing Design 2023

The first report in a new series that reviews national trends, ideas, and critical issues as they relate to residential design.

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Edited by Sam Naylor, Daniel D’Oca, and Chris Herbert
Published by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University 
184 pages
2023

The State of Housing Design 2023 is the first book in a new series that reviews national trends, ideas, and critical issues as they relate to residential design. This volume examines recently built housing projects of notable design that address issues of affordability, social cohesion, sustainability, aesthetics, density, and urbanism. Through critical essays, visual content, and a crowdsourced survey of responses, it provides both designers and the general public with an overview of the forces at play in contemporary design of housing. Nominal (Sam Naylor) served as co-editor and co-author. 


Editors:  Sam Naylor Daniel D’Oca Chris Herbert

Contributors:  Sarah M. Whiting, Mimi Zeiger, Timothy Schuler, Nate Berg, Adele Peters, Marianela D’Aprile, Charles Shafaieh, Patrick Sisson, Stephen Zacks, Inga Saffron, and Farshid Moussavi

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Printed by  die Keure

Published by  Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University


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