DASH stands for Delft Architectural Studies on Housing Design. It is a new international and interdisciplinary biannual wholly devoted to housing construction. In the Netherlands, housing design is still one of the most large-scale and important tasks for architects. The worldwide renown of the Dutch tradition of housing design stands in stark contrast to current practices in housing construction, which is increasingly limited to a repetition of existing solutions. Many topical questions with regard to issues such as densification, privacy and mobility remain unanswered. The new DASH biannual aims to rediscover the riches of housing design. By investigating and drawing up an inventory of new housing types, DASH also wishes to inject housing design with a new élan. Themes to be addressed include the interrelationship of public, collective and private space both in the city and within the built structure, the importance of appearance and space in the design, and the formulation of ideas about (housing) design over the last 50 years.

> Published twice a year
> each edition of DASH is devoted to a fundamental theme in contemporary housing development, with an introductory essay by the editor or guest editor responsible, followed by extensive, uniformly presented plan documentation of relevant projects from the present as well as the past.
> Four to six articles about specific aspects of the theme in which historical hindsight and critical reflection on current development practices are key, and a bibliography that adds an interdisciplinary dimension to the specific theme.
>DASH aims to make an international contribution to housing design from a Dutch perspective.

	Dick van Gameren, Dirk van den Heuvel, Olv Klijn, Harald Mooij and Pierijn van der Putt (Chair in Dwelling, Faculty of Architecture, Delft University of Technology) (eds.) DASH The Woonerf Today Design: Joseph Plateau, Paperback, Illustrated (colour and b/w), 160 pages, 23 x 28 cm English/Dutch edition, ISBN 978-90-5662-739-3, € 35.00 In association with the Faculty of Architecture's Chair in Dwelling, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) With its recognizable structures, informal surrounding spaces, special traffic rules and widespread application, the concept of the woonerf or ‘home zone’ came to prominence in the Netherlands in the 1960s and ’70s. It represents one of the most characteristic concepts with regard to the design of residential areas and has become fi rmly rooted socially. The underlying themes of the woonerf – small-scale collectivism, greenery and ecological patterns along with the connection between outdoor spaces, the car and the home – are still essential components of the modern-day building assignment. Abroad, the concept of the ‘home zone’ is synonymous with pedestrian-friendly residential districts with small-scale architecture. The central question in this new issue of DASH is whether the woonerf is still useful as a template for smallscale and informal forms of urbanization. The essays and analytical contributions examine the spatial and social aspects of living in the collective space of a home zone. Extensive documentation presents a broad range of inspiring solutions in the Netherlands and abroad from the recent and more distant past, with projects by Vandkunsten, Onix, Verhoeven, Zuiderhoek, Välikangas, Persson, Lyons and others. > Also by Dick van Gameren: Revisions on Space > Order now at NAi Booksellers