A group of children playing on a playground near a modern apartment complex with trees and a fence, promoting housing as if people mattered.

Housing as if People Mattered: Site Design Guidelines for Medium-Density Family Housing.

University of California Press, 1986. With Clare Cooper Marcus. Ebook 2023.

An award-winning classic in planning and housing design. This practical, research-based guide presents guidelines for the site design of low-rise, medium-density family housing, drawing on extensive post-occupancy research. It remains a standard reference for housing designers, planners, developers, and housing authorities worldwide. Now also available as an ebook.