Continuing our series of articles studying 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 problems and solutions of favelas. Read the previous articles and the new piece below.
1 - Design capable of establishing 'emotional belonging'
2 - Antipatterns of Latin American social housing
3 - 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 with 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
