Historical, political or economic context in which the plan/project is proposed Belapur incremental housing project emerged as a necessity to create mass affordable housing in New Bombay (Navi Mumbai), India. Charles Correa’s housing design aimed at creating high density, low rise courtyard housing units paying attention to vernacular and cultural aspects of the design. The …
Historical, political or economic context in which the plan/project is proposed Aspra spitia is a settlement designed in the ‘60s to accommodate the needs of the populations arriving in the area as employees in the first aluminium production facility in Greece which started its operation in 1966. Doxiadi’s design approach for the settlement was based …
Historical, political or economic context in which the plan/project is proposed This plan was proposed as part as the first 5 year plan of the newly founded People Republic of China. Inspired by the Soviet advice, this plan proposed a standard model of housing compound (jiefang) that integrated other urban functions necessary to the daily …
Historical, political or economic context in which the plan/project is proposed To solve the housing problem of the young capital Ankara, German architect Paul Bonatz (1877–1956) has designed not only residential blocks, but also kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, and other public buildings. 642 housing units are constructed with six main building typologies. It is …