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The ‘Unsolvable Myth’ of the Affordable Housing Problem: A Study on the Trajectory of Public and Social Housing Projects Throughout History, and an Analysis of the Problems “Solvability”
Pictured above: The demolition of 3 of Pruitt Igoe’s 33 total building on June 15th. 1972. Demolition was complete by 1976. Photo Courtesy of PD&R Edge Magazine (Left) Robert R. Taylor Homes, Chicago, 1988 (Photo by Camilo J. Vergara, Courtesy Library of Congress (2014648586)) (Right) Entry Corridor of The Stacks in Washington DC (Photo Courtesy of thestacks.com) A study of the history of the housing problem in the United States, this paper outlines 3 key chapters in that hi
Nicholas Clark
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