HI 3064 - Global Housing

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Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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Description:

Housing is one of the basic needs of all human beings. Not surprisingly, therefore, a great deal of public and private debates have centered on the form, financing, and allocation of shelter. Housing is about more than four walls and a roof; it is about the idea of "home," about gendered division of labor,and about identity. It has also been fundamentally connected with the health of the construction industry and national banks, the accumulation of domestic savings, and thus with the success or failure of national development. In this class, there are three key questions. First, what are some of the critical issues when designing housing vis-à-vis the city or countryside? How can design affect use (and vice versa)? How can housing engineer social harmony, stability, and community? Secondly, who has traditionally paid for what kind of housing? Who deserves to be subsidized by whom? Third, what types of housing exist, and who benefits (or is hurt by) each type? How can identity inform architecture? These three themes will structure our debates and discussions about international housing. Prerequisite: HI 2104 and instructor's permission.

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

www.poly.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 260-3100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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