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The Architect's Perspective

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  • Jose Callado

    (Faculdade de Arquitectura UTL, Polo Universitário Alto da Ajuda, Rua Prof. Cid dos Santos, 1300 Lisbon, Portugal)

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This paper examines the issue of quality in housing design through reference to the manner in which the living space is utilised. Treating spatial structures as territories of interaction, a new set of parameters—defined as hierarchies of area and order—are used to assess the impact of functionalist housing design upon the usage of living space and hence quality. A series of case studies undertaken in Lisbon are employed to highlight the observation that the fixed model of human behaviour implied in functionalist design fails to support a flexible usage of the dwelling space. The paper concludes that there is a consequent need to develop spatially oriented models of housing design.

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  • Jose Callado, 1995. "The Architect's Perspective," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 32(10), pages 1665-1677, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:32:y:1995:i:10:p:1665-1677
    DOI: 10.1080/00420989550012302
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