{"product_id":"the-roofless-truth-matthias-drilling-9783038604754","title":"The Roofless Truth: Planning and Architecture for Homelessness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReimagines inclusive urban architecture that chooses to support houseless citizens instead of antagonizing them.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomelessness is one of the most pressing social challenges of our time and is closely linked to issues of urban design and architecture. Homeless people are part of urban society and depend on accessible public spaces and urban infrastructure. Yet, in cities around the world, local governments use policies and urban planning to ward off street people, aiming at making them invisible in the cityscape and deliberately impeding certain forms of stay. Urban design always reflects power structures--it can exclude or open up avenues for participation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Roofless Truth\u003c\/i\u003e brings together contributions by international researchers and practitioners from the fields of architecture, urban development and design, sociology, ethnology, social work, and education. It offers academic analyses and essays, field reports, and student proposals for interventions in public space, and features award-winning projects and initiatives in Canada, Germany, Iran, Switzerland, and the US.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book highlights how spaces should be designed to offer protection, dignity, and opportunities for homeless people, and to facilitate encounters and interaction. The featured examples impressively demonstrate that even the smallest spatial decision can determine inclusion or exclusion.\u003ci\u003e The Roofless Truth\u003c\/i\u003e reveals planning and design as a multifaceted social practice beyond representation and prestige.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthias Drilling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3038604755\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783038604754\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Park Publishing (WI)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/31\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs","brand":"Matthias Drilling","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801574715647,"sku":"9783038604754","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-roofless-truth-matthias-drilling-9783038604754","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}