Loft Living
Book description
Since its initial publication, Loft Living has become the classic analysis of the emergence of artists as a force of gentrification and the related rise of "creative city" policies around the world. This 25th anniversary edition, with a new introduction, illustrates how loft living has spread around the world and…
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Why read it?
1 author picked Loft Living as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
For anyone who has ever lived in a loft or aspired to live in one, this book tells the story of how loft living came into being, how it started with artists seeking a place to live with low rent and large spaces for studios they found in old manufacturing buildings.
I have used this story to teach about innovation and how artists were ahead of both government policy and real estate developers in finding value in spaces they occupied illegally! This is a classic book about an unexpected urban transformation that morphed into a chic lifestyle.
From Lynne's list on exciting a passion for understanding cities.
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