Together by Design maps the resurgence of intentional communities — co-living, communal living, and cohousing — across fifteen to twenty contemporary projects, reading collective housing through architecture, public policy, sociology, and environmental sustainability.
About This Book
As nearly one in three adults in the United States now lives in a shared household, the architecture of intentional communities has moved from counterculture experiment to mainstream design challenge. William Richards surveys this shift with breadth and precision, tracing cohousing's origins in 1960s Denmark through to its contemporary iterations across Copenhagen, Washington DC, and beyond. The book refuses to treat collective housing as a lifestyle trend, instead grounding it in questions of shared resources, spatial equity, and urban sustainability. For architects, housing researchers, and policy thinkers, this is a rare survey that holds design and social infrastructure in equal focus.
Key Features
- 348 pages of architectural surveys, policy analysis, and case studies across fifteen to twenty contemporary cohousing and co-living projects
- Author: William Richards
- Projects spanning Copenhagen to Washington DC
- Published by Princeton Architectural Press, 2022
What You'll Discover
- How cohousing originated in 1960s Denmark and evolved into a global model for collective living, distinct from both conventional apartments and communal utopias
- The architectural strategies contemporary projects use to balance private dwelling with genuinely shared space and shared resources
- The intersection of housing design with public policy and environmental sustainability across geographically diverse case studies
- What rising rates of shared households mean for the future of residential architecture and urban planning
About the Author
William Richards is the author of this survey of intentional communities, drawing on architecture, sociology, and public policy to frame collective housing as a serious design and civic concern. [Details available upon request]
Specifications
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 348
- Dimensions: 230 x 150mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9781648960277
- Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
- Publication Date: 2022
Perfect For: Architects and housing designers working on multi-residential projects, urban planners and policy researchers, sustainability-focused practitioners, and academics in housing studies or sociology.