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Lecture12 HS Pruitt Igoe
Lecture12 HS Pruitt Igoe
Turner
HOUSING BY PEOPLE
Towards Autonomy
in Building Environment
Chapter 2
POLLUSION
OF
RESOURCES
Housing economy and equity can only be
achieved if households and their local
communities are responsible for what is built
and how it is used and maintained
This chapter explores……
Facts
Black
White World War II returning serviceman and
their family……………………..developing suburbs
Architect Hellmuth
Architect Yamasaki
In 1952,
green spaces,
paths,
Playgrounds
a drastic change for the new residents who were
coming from the slums within the city.
Poor black
Reason behind massive structure,
Failure starts…….
The elevators
Freezing pipes
Running water and heat
Disrepair
vandalism
Crime took place
In the public housing history……
Economic
Demographic
Political
architectural
Triple meaning of pollution……………………………
Relate to the 3 spheres of life