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Book TitleHousing, architecture and the edge condition : Dublin is building : 1935-1975
Chapter TitleBuilding on the edge : Dublin's suburban housing drive of the 1940s
Book AuthorRowley, Ellen
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN9781138103801
Date2019
Page(s)pp92-136
Contentaerial views, elevations, photos, plans, sections, text
Note(s)This chapter explores the proliferation of suburban housing in the 1940's. Focusing on the Crumlin estate in south Dublin, the author explores the socio-historical factors that gave rise to this suburban architectural vernacular.
Subject(s)garden suburbs ; suburbs ; social housing ; public housing ; concrete ; 20th century ; community planning ; planning ; architectural design ; vernacular architecture ; architectural history ; cottages ; housing density ; housing estates
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