Public housing revitalised for a sustainable future
Public housing revitalised for a sustainable future
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Description
Past public housing initiatives can often become a problem in today's cities. Most of the time, tearing them down and starting again is seen as the best option for the future. But that was not the case for the Lathrop projects in Chicago, which were preserved and given new life in the last decade. In this conversation, Susan King talks about the challenges and achievements of the project, which brought a breath of sustainable development to a rundown area.
Table Of Contents
What was Lathrop, and what has it become?
Get to know the transformation plans the Chicago housing authority began with in the late 1990s and how they developed in the following decades.
Rebuilding more than houses
See the major successes in revitalising these buildings, including serving as a blueprint for future projects, embedded energy savings and carbon mitigation, and the formation of a vibrant community.
The capstone
A unique project like this can only have remarkable outcomes. See King's final considerations on how Lathrop can help other developers with plans to save old buildings.
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