Area of Focus: Housing Research

Editor: Assoc. Prof. Kutay Gular, Interior Architecture

Executive Summary: Transforming Issues in Housing Design delivers a comprehensive vision for the design, philosophy, psychology, efficiency, and constitution of housing. This collection of articles explores many of the most pressing and relevant issues related to the ongoing transformation of housing design.

Twenty-two contributed chapters discuss the past and current state of housing design, how it evolved to become what it is today, and, finally, how it may unfold in the future. A team of global experts presents the most up-to-date research and a diverse and illuminating collection of examples to highlight housing design around the world.

Three Better Housing Consortium affiliated faculty contributed chapters to this book, which was published by Wiley in 2023:

• Gibson, Michael. “Lean Tech, High Performance: Balancing Affordability and Technology in Net Zero Housing.”  
• Junquiera, Mariana. “Post-Crisis Housing and Placemaking: Preserving Identity amid the Loss of Home.” 
• Kerchmer, Kendra. “Assemble-It-Yourself: The Perceived Value of Residential Furniture.”