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High density living
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Social Life. (2014). Living in tall buildings - what can London learn? Retrieved 15th May 2018 from http://www.social-life.co/blog/post/Living_in_tall_buildings/
A brief outline of residential tall housing in London. -
Wall Street Journal. (2008). Asian cities seeking to boost high density living by raising heights. Retrieved 15th May 2018 from https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB978044006249361803
A journal article that explains how different Asian cities are using tall buildings to increase housing density. -
Australian Design Review. (2016). Sustainability and living in a city. Retrieved 15th May 2018 https://www.australiandesignreview.com/architecture/sustainability-and-the-city-an-interview-with-richard-hassell/
Richard Hassell, director of Singapore-based practice, WOHA – pioneer of sustainable, tall buildings – talks to AR magazine about liveability, high-rise in the tropics and a new book that explores both.
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Pomeroy, Jason. (n.d.). High density living in the Asian context. Retrieved 15th May 2018 from http://www.pomeroystudio.sg/uploads/wysiwyg/high%20density%20living.pdf
This paper seeks to consider high‐density living within the Asian context, particularly apt, given that some of the region’s cities have some of the highest urban densities in the world. -
Menz, Sacha. (2014). Public Space Evolution in High density living in Singapore. Retrieved 15th May 2018 from http://wohnforum.arch.ethz.ch/sites/default/files/dateien/fcl_booklet_final_0915_light.pdf
Detailed report on high-density living in Singapore;
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Lehmann, S. (2016). Sustainable urbanism: towards a framework for quality and optimal density? Retrieved 15th May 2018 from https://futurecitiesenviro.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40984-016-0021-3
The purpose of this article is to report first on an extreme case of hyper-density: the Kowloon Walled City (demolished in 1993), where 50,000 residents led a grim life in one of the most densely populated precincts in the world with intolerable sanitary conditions.
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Centre for Liveable Cities and Urban Land Institute. (2013). 10 Principals for liveable high density cities; lessons from Singapore. Retrieved 15th May 2918 from http://uli.org/wp-content/uploads/ULI-Documents/10PrinciplesSingapore.pdf
10 Principles for Liveable High-Density Cities
Lessons from Singapore