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Project Lives is a 2015 book whose theme lies at the intersection of photography and urban studies. [1] Edited by George Carrano, Chelsea Davis, and Jonathan Fisher, the book is a collection of photographs depicting life in New York City public housing projects. The editorial team equipped and trained residents to take photos of their community.
Anaheim. Lincoln Anaheim Phase II; Bakersfield. Oro Vista; Compton. Lutheran Gardens Apartments; New Wilmington Arms; East Palo Alto. Light Tree Apartments; Long Beach
Robert Taylor Homes was a public housing project in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois from 1962 to 2007. The second largest housing project in the United States, it consisted of 28 virtually identical high-rises, set out in a linear plan for two miles (3 km), with the high-rises regularly configured in a horseshoe shape of three in each block.
A critique in the Du Bois Review (2004) by Arline Geronimus and J. Phillip Thompson calls the Moving to Opportunity study "politically naive". [11] Their study theorizes that moving a family into a higher income neighborhood might solve immediate, direct health risks (for example clean water, less crime) however the loss of social integration, stress factors, and racially influenced ...
Kansas City Area of King James. Crescent Creek Homes, Raytown; New Longview Lake, Lee's Summit Northgate Village, North Kansas City; River Market, Kansas City; The New Town at Liberty, Liberty
The construction and opening of the two projects attracted national attention. [8] When the project was completed, 11,000 people applied for the 574 available apartments. [9] As of 1987, about 3 dozen of the tenants were part of the original group. [9] When it opened, the project had child care, health care and a public community room on site.
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Another notable public housing project is the Conjunto Habitacional Independencia, located near Tizapán neighborhood, on most of the land that once was the Matsumoto Hacienda. The project was developed during Adolfo López Mateos presidential period, started in 1959 and completed in 1960. The development included an integral design considering ...