Continuing our series on social housing in Latin America, Nikos A. Salingaros, David Brain, Andrés M. Duany, Michael W. Mehaffy, and Ernesto Philibert-Petit present a reflection on the unrealistic image people have of a desirable home and the importance of taking their aspirations seriously. Read the previous installments and this new article below.
1 - Design Capable of Establishing 'Emotional Belonging'
2 - Antipatterns of Latin American Social Housing
3 - Social Housing in Latin America: Geometry of Control
4 - Biophilia, Connectivity, and Spirituality
5 - Using the Work of Christopher Alexander
6 - Construction Strategies for Social Housing
7 - Examples of Patterns and Generating Codes
8 - Design Strategies
9 - Design Sequence
10 - Practical Suggestions for Successful Projects
11 - The Need for Adaptable Materials
12 - Focusing on the Small Scale
13 - Working Within or Bypassing the System
14 - Maintenance Strategy
15 - 22 Steps to Generate Social Housing
16 - Tools for Efficient Design and Repair
17 - Problems and Solutions
18 - Urbanism as Liberation
