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Designing Within Constraints: Design Politics of HOPE VI Public Housing Developments

Kwiatkowski, Caitlyn A
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1397233339

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2014, MSARCH, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning: Architecture.
Architecture has a tangled and tumultuous history with public housing in the United States, to the extent that architecture has been cited as a contributing factor to the program’s failure. Despite the strong criticism toward public housing architecture, little research on the subject currently exists. As the nature of public housing continues to shift from high-rise concentrations of very low-income families toward a low-rise mixed-income model, the role of architecture within the discipline needs to be reexamined. By reviewing planning policy, analyzing theoretical and empirical research in housing and architectural fields, and completing interviews with planners, government officials, and architects, this thesis seeks to draw out relationships and influences that affect the design outcomes of HOPE VI facilities. The research is analyzed through a case study methodology of two HOPE VI developments, Park DuValle in Louisville, Kentucky and City West in Cincinnati, Ohio. The case studies flush out the limitations and constraints faced by the architect, the relationships that evolved throughout the design process, and the role of power within the redevelopment process.
Edson Cabalfin, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
David Varady, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
103 p.
Architecture
public housing; architecture; HOPE VI; housing policy; low-income housing; design

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  • Kwiatkowski, C. A. (2014). Designing Within Constraints: Design Politics of HOPE VI Public Housing Developments [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1397233339

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Kwiatkowski, Caitlyn. Designing Within Constraints: Design Politics of HOPE VI Public Housing Developments. 2014. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1397233339.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Kwiatkowski, Caitlyn. "Designing Within Constraints: Design Politics of HOPE VI Public Housing Developments." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1397233339

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