All articles by Michael Howe

  • European Housing Concepts 1990-2010
    Review

    European Housing Concepts 1990-2010

    2011-03-22T10:38:00Z

    I am sorry to say that many of the half dozen essays, which kick off this design review, feel portentous and lacking in original insight.

  • DASH: The Luxury City Apartment
    Review

    DASH: The Luxury City Apartment

    2011-03-22T10:37:00Z

    In these interesting economic times, many practitioners might be forgiven for thin-king that the only sector of the building industry unaffected by the doldrums is that of the platinum-plated apartment block or marble-clad town house.

  • Growing Urban Habitats by William R Morrish, Susanne Schindler, Katie Swenson,
    Review

    Models for the future

    2011-03-18T11:52:00Z

    This book could offer some ideas for future affor-dable housing development in hard financial times.

  • Total Housing: Alternatives to Urban Sprawl
    Review

    Holding urban imagination

    2011-03-18T10:57:00Z

    Everyone who has wandered past my desk recently has picked up this book.