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Architects and Residents of Public Housing


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TitleArchitects and Residents of Public Housing
Publication TypeWeb Article
Year of Publication1983
AuthorsBowley, Devereux
Secondary AuthorsSawyier, Fay
Series TitlePerspectives on the Professions
Volume3
Issue4
PublisherCenter for the Study of Ethics in the Professions, Illinois Institute of Technology
Place PublishedChicago
Publication Languageeng
Keywordsarchitecture , professional responsibility
Abstract

This article discusses the main failures in public housing design, most notably the decision to isolate low-income families in developments containing only other poor families. The articles review the history of public housing and looks at what forces influenced the architects when designing these developments.

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Short TitleArchitects and Residents of Public Housing
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