Shared heterotopias: learning from the history of a social housing complex in Athens

The right to suitable housing has become recognized and accepted by the international community since its inclusion in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, whosetext, in its article 25, alleges that everyone has the right to an adequate standard of living for the family’s health and welfare, including food, clothing, medical care and the necessary social services. In Brazil, low constructive and architectural quality mark the production of social housing, culminating on the reduction of the beneficiary’s quality of life and environmental problems. Therefore, the present work aims to submit surveys and analysis of Ana Jacinta housing complex in the city of Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, in order to evaluate the environmental and urban quality of the units delivered to beneficiaries in the early 1990s. The methodology isbased in bibliographic and documentary surveys.

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Kainar: A Late 18th to Early 20th Century Ritual and Housing Complex in the Northern Ustyurt

Archaeology Ethnology and Anthropology of Eurasia ◽

10.17746/1563-0110.2021.49.4.109-119 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 49 (4) ◽

pp. 109-119

Author(s):

S. E. Azhigali ◽

L. R. Turganbayeva

Keyword(s):

20Th Century ◽

Spatial Organization ◽

Early 20Th Century ◽

Way Of Life ◽

Nomadic Pastoralists ◽

Permanent Settlement ◽

History Of ◽

Stone Carving ◽

Housing Complex

This is the fi rst description of a key Kazakh recent permanent settlement at Donyztau, in the northern Ustyurt. Such sites, evidencing major historical processes during the transition of nomadic pastoralists to a semi-sedentary lifestyle (mid-19th to early 20th century), are known as “ritual and housing complexes” (RHC). Kainar, a highly representative site, is viewed as a socio-cultural phenomenon and an integral architectural and landscape ensemble. The excavation history of RHCs in the Donyztau area and their evolution are discussed, and the role of ascetics such as Doszhan-Ishan Kashakuly is described. We highlight separate parts of the complex (the settlement and cemetery) and their elements. The architecture of the RHC is reconstructed with regard to structure, function, and continuity with the landscape. The layout of the site as a whole and of the madrasah with its typical elements are compared with those of similar sites in Central Asia and Kazakhstan. A reconstruction of the complex is proposed and the function of public halls is interpreted. The role of the cemetery and of its parts in the structure of the RHC is evaluated; the evolution of its spatial organization is traced. Types of memorial complexes are listed in terms of harmony with the landscape, archaic beliefs, architecture, and style, specifi cally stone carving. The historical and cultural signifi cance of Kainar as a source of knowledge about the transition to a semi-sedentary way of life and the Islamization of the steppe is discussed.

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What once was old is new again: placemaking and transformational regeneration in Glasgow

Transforming Glasgow ◽

10.1332/policypress/9781447349778.003.0011 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 201-220

Author(s):

James T. White

Keyword(s):

Urban Design ◽

Social Housing ◽

Urban Form ◽

Urban Regeneration ◽

Archival Data ◽

Place Making ◽

Key Informants ◽

Residential Architecture ◽

History Of

This chapter considers the evolving urban form of residential architecture and urban design in Glasgow. It traces the history of the Victorian tenement, the city’s failed modernist redevelopment, and the subsequent emergence of a place-making agenda that has reimagined the tenement for contemporary living. The chapter uses interviews with key informants and a review of archival data to describe the city’s approach to contemporary placemaking at two major urban regeneration projects, Laurieston and Pollokshaws. The chapter argues that both projects attempt to ‘recreate’ lost parts of the Victorian city and erase the city’s experience with modernism, while also mixing social housing with market housing to encourage more complete communities. The paper argues that this approach has led to a creeping reliance on the viability of market housing to deliver social housing and the wider regeneration aims of the project masterplans.

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The ripple effect: Examining the impact on parents of an Abecedarian early child care intervention in an urban social housing development

Journal of Early Childhood Research ◽

10.1177/1476718x20966696 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1476718X2096669

Author(s):

Jamie Koshyk ◽

Taylor Wilson ◽

Ashley Stewart-Tufescu ◽

Melanie D’Souza ◽

Robert M Chase ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Personal Growth ◽

Social Housing ◽

Intervention Program ◽

Ripple Effect ◽

Early Child ◽

Home Visitor ◽

Early Child Care ◽

Childhood Intervention ◽

Housing Complex ◽

The Impact

The Abecedarian Approach is an internationally recognised early childhood intervention program that has shown long-term positive outcomes for children living in low SES communities. However, there are few studies examining the broader influence of such interventions for young children on the lives of their parents. This article describes the findings of a qualitative study exploring the perceptions and experiences of parents whose children attend an Abecedarian early intervention program located in an urban social housing complex. Eighteen parents whose children had attended the program for a minimum of one year were interviewed. The main themes that emerged were: strengthened relationships between parents and program staff, as well as between parents themselves, particularly supported through the home visitor; increased awareness among parents about early development and of their role in supporting child development; and opportunities for parents’ personal growth. The findings suggest that high quality early child intervention programs, such as the Abecedarian Approach, can positively impact the lives of parents.

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A Proposal for the Consolidation of a R.C. Social Housing by Means of External Hybrid Steel-Glass Frameworks

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.638-640.3 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 638-640 ◽

pp. 3-8 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Anna de Falco ◽

Maurizio Froli ◽

Linda Giresini ◽

Mario Lucio Puppio ◽

Mauro Sassu

Keyword(s):

Compressive Strength ◽

Social Housing ◽

Glass Panels ◽

Housing Complex ◽

Framework System ◽

The City ◽

Tension Strength ◽

Minimize Costs

A proposal for the seismic consolidation of an existing r. c. social housing complex is presented. The intervention is thought to concern just the external facades in order to minimize costs and discomfort of inhabitants. Two external hybrid steel-glass bracing frameworks have been designed, with the aim to reach both seismic and energetic advantages. The mechanics of the framework system takes advantages from the compressive strength of the glass panels and the tension strength of steel braces and columns. A hypothetical application on a typical r. c. building dating back to the ‘60s in the city of Leghorn (Italy) is illustrated.

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Children’s Experiences of Welfare in Modern Britain

10.14296/2109.9781912702886 ◽

2021 ◽

Keyword(s):

Social Housing ◽

The State ◽

History Of Childhood ◽

Welfare Services ◽

Wide Range ◽

Modern Britain ◽

History Of ◽

Residential Institutions

The history of childhood and welfare in Britain through the eyes of children. 'Children’s Experiences of Welfare in Modern Britain' brings together the latest research as provided by the state, charities and families from 1830 to 1980. Demonstrating how the young were integral to the making, interpretation, delivery and impact of welfare services, the chapters consider a wide range of investments in young people’s lives, including residential institutions, emigration schemes, hospitals and clinics, schools, social housing and familial care. Drawing upon thousands of personal testimonies, including a wealth of writing by children themselves, the book shows that we can only understand the history and impact of welfare if we listen to children’s experiences.

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ARCHITEKTŪROS POLITIKOS APRAIŠKOS LIETUVOS TARPUKARIO (1918–1940 M.) PERIODIKOJE: TARP REPREZENTACIJOS IR SOCIALINIO TEISINGUMO

Journal of Architecture and Urbanism ◽

10.3846/13921630.2009.33.126-134 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 33 (2) ◽

pp. 126-134 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Vaidas Petrulis

Keyword(s):

Interwar Period ◽

Social Housing ◽

Political Ideology ◽

Spatial Representation ◽

Architectural Theory ◽

Architectural Discourse ◽

Theoretical Position ◽

The Press ◽

History Of ◽

Theory Relation

The paper concentrates on architectural discourse of the interwar period (1918–1940) of Lithuania. The main objective of the paper is to represent the history of the Lithuanian architectural thought of the period through analysis of the interwar press. Due to a wide scope of the problem the paper is devoted to one of the major problems of architectural theory – relation of policy/power and space. Following publications in the press, a few dominant aspects of the problem were distinquished: representation of the state (as an exemplar element of global political ideology), and issues of social housing (as illustration of local, towards practical decisions oriented policy). It is discovered that the dominant theoretical position concerning the matters of spatial representation is discussions on “national style”. While the socio-political discourse of Modern Movement mainly concentrates on discussions about “social housing colonies”. Santrauka Straipsnis skirtas Lietuvos tarpukario laikotarpio (1918–1940) teorinio diskurso analizei. Tekste, remiantis periodikoje publikuotais straipsniais, skirtais architektūros temoms, siekiama pažvelgti į šio periodo architektūrinės minties palikimą. Dėmesio objektu pasirinkta viena iš svarbesnių architektūrinio diskurso temų – architektūros ir politikos sąsajos. Išskiriami keli to meto spaudoje dominavę architektūros ir politikos sąveikos aspektai: valstybės erdvinės reprezentacijos problematika (kaip globalios, ideologinės politikos apraiška) bei socialinio būsto problematika (kaip lokalios, į tiesioginius sprendimus orientuotos politikos apraiška). Nustatyta, kad reprezentacinėje plotmėje dominuojanti teorinė pozicija – „tautinio stiliaus“ paieškos. Socialinei, politizuotai modernizmo teorijai būdingi aspektai daugiausiai reiškėsi menkiau teoretizuotose diskusijose apie „pigių būstų kolonijų“ kūrimą.

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The Socialist Bratwurst: East German Urbanism and Its Reemergence in the Present

Journal of Urban History ◽

10.1177/0096144220953141 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 009614422095314

Author(s):

Samantha Fox

Keyword(s):

Urban Renewal ◽

Architectural Form ◽

Renewal Program ◽

Sociopolitical Context ◽

History Of ◽

East German ◽

Housing Complex ◽

Urban Renewal Program ◽

Socialist Utopia ◽

The City

This article examines defining features of East German urban planning—primarily the housing complex and the city/settlement binary—and their relationship to Eisenhüttenstadt, a city founded in 1950 as Stalinstadt, an East German socialist utopia. Today Eisenhüttenstadt is home to a novel form of urban renewal in which architects and planners look to the socialist past for inspiration as they imagine a new urban future. I examine the history of socialist urbanism as it was implemented in Eisenhüttenstadt, as well as how residents and urban planners came to understand socialist urbanism in the years immediately following German reunification. I then examine an urban renewal program, started in 2014, that explicitly draws on the socialist past. In doing so, I aim to consider the socialist city not as an architectural form but as a set of practices, spatial imaginations, and ethical commitments that can be reanimated even in a capitalist sociopolitical context.

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Urban Regeneration in Rotterdam: Economic and Social Values

European Spatial Research and Policy ◽

10.2478/esrp-2014-0008 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 101-122 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Ariënne Mak ◽

Paul Stouten

Keyword(s):

Urban Development ◽

Urban Renewal ◽

Social Housing ◽

Social Values ◽

Urban Regeneration ◽

European Countries ◽

Housing Provision ◽

Key Factor ◽

History Of ◽

Subsequent Regeneration

Development of economic and social values is regarded as a key factor in urban development and urban regeneration. With its history of urban renewal and regeneration since the 1970s, Rotterdam provides an example to assess the profound changes from a socialized mode of housing provision and urban renewal towards more market-oriented strategies. In this light, new forms of gentrification are becoming a regular strategy in former urban renewal areas, mainly dominated by social housing. The paper examines the development of economic and social values in areas of Rotterdam that have been transformed through the vast urban renewal and subsequent regeneration programs. Mostly these programs are area-based approaches that got priority in more European countries.

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Fox-Trotting the Riot: Slow Rioting in Britain's Inner City

Sociological Research Online ◽

10.5153/sro.3155 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 68-99 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Lisa Mckenzie

Keyword(s):

Inner City ◽

Social Housing ◽

Public Services ◽

Manufacturing Industries ◽

Civil Unrest ◽

The Public ◽

Welfare Benefits ◽

Political Debates ◽

History Of ◽

The Uk

In recent years there have been significant discussions and arguments raised relating to the position and behaviour of those who live in Britain's poorest neighbourhoods, however there has been little in the way of solutions put forward by any of the political Party's. August 2011 was a flashpoint in the history of these debates, the civil unrest which took place during that month has led to further and continuous on-going social and political debates relating to welfare, unemployment and a sense of disenfranchisement within specific neighbourhoods in the UK. This paper focuses upon a community in Nottingham, St Ann's, a council estate housing 15,000 people, who rely upon social housing and public services to as they say to ‘keep their heads above water’. The families who rely upon public services, welfare benefits and social housing are the poorest and most disadvantaged people in Britain, and since 2010 are being subject to harsh cuts in their welfare benefits. They are also the most vulnerable to unemployment caused by shrinking the size of the public sector, as they were to the loss of the manufacturing industries in the early 1980s under the Thatcher Government. This paper examines the lives of those who live on this council estate; rely upon social housing, local services, and when the employment market shrinks welfare benefits. The paper addresses the key argument that there has been a significant change in representation of how council estates and working class people who live in them have been negatively re-branded and stigmatised over the last 30 years. Although the focus of the riots has centred around five days in August 2011, this paper introduces families, and individuals who have been part of this ethnographic research over an eight-year period. Thus arguing that the disturbances in 2011 were an unintended consequence of a significant neighbourhood and community decline over a generation, but which has been exacerbated since 2010 with the Coalition Government's austerity measures.

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