{"product_id":"common-treasures-book-two-housing-planning-and-construction","title":"Common Treasures Book Two: Housing Planning and Construction","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis anthology, the\nsecond in the Common Treasures project, developed from a series of\nconversations between the architecture collective Assemble and the arts\norganisation Common Ground. It takes as its premise the idea that approaches to\nhousing that are grounded in greater levels of community ownership, management\nand maintenance have the potential to empower communities, overcome the\nopposition to local development and create conditions in which skilled rural\nworkers are part of stronger local networks of industry and agriculture. Housing\nbuilt by, for and with the people who live in it makes characterful\nneighbourhoods that last well, are able to be maintained by their residents and\nfacilitate investment in local labour, materials and skilled workmanship. The\ncontributors to this anthology share their work to overcome the many obstacles\nto this way of working, and offer a vision which is grounded, imaginative and\nhopeful. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors: \u003c\/b\u003eRebecca Smith, Rob Hopkins and Frances Northrop, Ruth\nMunns, Andrew Kirby, James Shorten, Loretta Bosence, Hana Loftus, Barbara\nJones, Kim Squirrell, Ken Worpole, Tim Crabtree \u0026amp; Summer Islam. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCover by Polytechnic Works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 120 pages | Published July 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63970457092445,"sku":"9781915068521","price":18.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781915068521.jpg?v=1774375301","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/common-treasures-book-two-housing-planning-and-construction","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}