Creating Cohousing: Building Sustainable Communities

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Creating Cohousing: Building Sustainable Communities
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Charles Durrett
By (author) Kathryn McCamant
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:336
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 191
ISBN/Barcode 9780865716728
ClassificationsDewey:728.31
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher New Society Publishers
Imprint New Society Publishers
NZ Release Date 1 March 2023
Publication Country United States

Description

The cohousing "bible" by the US originators of the concept.

Author Biography

Charles Durrett and his wife Kathryn McCamant are award-winning architects who introduced the concept of cohousing to the US. with their book Cohousing: A Contemporary Approach to Housing Ourselves . Charles wrote The Senior Cohousing Handbook and, together with Kathryn McCamant, has designed over fifty cohousing communities in the United States and consulted on many more around the world. Kathryn McCamant , and her husband Charles Durrett co-authored Cohousing: A Contemporary Approach to Housing Ourselves and founded McCamant & Durrett Architects and The CoHousing Company. They coined the term "cohousing" for which they are credited in the Oxford English Dictionary. Kathryn has designed and developed dozens of cohousing communities and founded Cohousing Partners in 2006 with developer Jim Leach.