USC Architecture Students and MADWORKSHOP Collaborate to Combat LA’s Homeless Epidemic

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Aggravated by limited upward mobility and a dire housing crisis, LA County’s homeless population has shot up 23 percent to nearly 58,000 in the past year alone, according The Los Angeles Times. Their increased visibility recently guilted voters into passing (by a two-thirds majority) a sales tax increase (Measure H) and a $1.2 billion bond initiative (Measure HHH) to provide housing and amenities. With the city now better financially equipped to tackle the problem, a new issue arises: what to build?

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Cite: Thomas Musca. "USC Architecture Students and MADWORKSHOP Collaborate to Combat LA’s Homeless Epidemic" 06 Aug 2017. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/877132/usc-architecture-students-and-madworkshop-collaborate-to-combat-las-homeless-epidemic> ISSN 0719-8884

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