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Koning Eizenberg Architecture Foregrounds Greenery at a Supportive Housing Development in Downtown L.A.

Sarah Amelar
October 23, 2023
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The 98-unit Flor Lofts, dedicated to residents transitioning out of homelessness, fosters a sense of community and well-being though landscaping and communal outdoor spaces.


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Twin Parks Northwest, Site 4, 333 East 181st Street, The Bronx, Prentice & Chan, Ohlhausen, January 9, 2022

The Site of New York City’s Worst Fire in Decades, Twin Parks Northwest Was Once a Model of Social Housing

The Bronx residential prototype, where 17 residents died earlier this month, was an innovative housing prototype when built in the early 1970s
Suzanne-Stephens
Suzanne Stephens
January 23, 2022
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RECORD Deputy Editor Suzanne Stephens, who covered the Twin Parks complex when it opened, revisits the project.


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Housing as Intervention: Architecture Towards Social Equity

Housing as Intervention: Architecture Towards Social Equity

By Karen Kubey
Alexander Gorlin, FAIA
October 10, 2018
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This compendium of 16 essays, edited by housing specialist Karen Kubey, explores strategies architects are using to address the global housing crisis.


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Cathleen McGuigan

The Housing Crisis

The economy is booming, but the widening gap between what people earn and what they must pay for a home is a severe and growing problem.
Cathleen-McGuigan
Cathleen McGuigan
October 1, 2018
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This month's issue examines the lack of affordable housing in the U.S. while looking globally for innovative solutions.


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Housing Crisis in America

The Housing Crisis in America

October 1, 2018
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Finding an affordable place to live is becoming an increasingly dire problem for many Americans. This special section explores the range of causes, effects, and solutions in a variety of challenged urban markets.


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Living in the U.S.: At What Cost?

Living in the U.S.: At What Cost?

Diana Lind
October 1, 2018
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Rising housing prices are outpacing wage increases nationwide, threatening a living standard that once seemed an inalienable right.


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New Tallest Passive Tower Performs on Budget

Katharine Logan
September 25, 2018
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A residential high-rise in Spain has become the new tallest building to receive Passive House certification.


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RIBA Gold Medal

Social Housing Pioneer Neave Brown Wins 2018 RIBA Gold Medal

Miriam Sitz
September 28, 2017
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The Royal Institute of British Architects also announced the 2018 International Fellows, including Chicago architect Jeanne Gang and John Lin, a 2013 Design Vanguard.


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Aravena Social Housing

Download Alejandro Aravena’s Social Housing Designs for Free

The files may not win you a Pritzker, but it’s a start.
Anna Fixsen
April 6, 2016
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This year’s Pritzker Architecture Prize winner, the Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena, is known for his socially-minded design. Since establishing his Santiago firm ELEMENTAL in 2001, Aravena has designed some 2,500 units of housing.


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