Abstract
The 1984 Design Studio, “Design, Technology and Logistics for Large Housing Projects” was held jointly by Unit for Housing and Urbanization at the Harvard Graduate School of Design and MIT Laboratory of Architecture and Planning from July 23-27, 1984.
Documents include a workshop schedule and summary, a bibliography, a table of contents with list of guest speakers, and background documents on Algeria, India, Iraq, Malaysia, Mali, and Singapore.
Excerpt
[Excerpt: 1984 Design Studio: Workshop Schedule and Summary, p7-8]
Note: See page 7-8 for full Workshop Topic Summaries:
1) Making Large-scale Housing Livable
2) Building Technologies for the Future
3) Alternative Approaches in Low-Cost Housing
4) Implementation and Management Strategies
| Project Year: | 1984 |
| Project Type: | Urban Design Studio |
| Geographic Regions: | Algeria / India / Iraq / Malaysia / Mali / Singapore |
| Reports: | 1984 Design Studio: Workshop Schedule and Summary 1984 Design Studio: Bibliography 1984 Design Studio: Table of Contents and Guest Speakers 1984 Design Studio: Algeria (Background Document) 1984 Design Studio: India (Background Document) 1984 Design Studio: Iraq (Background Document) 1984 Design Studio: Malaysia (Background Document) 1984 Design Studio: Mali (Background Document) 1984 Design Studio: Singapore (Background Document) |
| Authors: | François Vigier; Mona Serageldin; |
| Sponsors: | The Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Categories: | Design Studios; Education; |
| ID: | 1984_07_001 |
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