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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
I thought the modern approach to affordable housing was to split it up into small complexes in economically diverse neighbourhoods to avoid just the kind of concentration that GordonBlue mentioned.
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That's one solution, but not the only one. You can have larger complexes of affordable housing that create senses of user comfort, community living, and affordability. A mutually beneficial relationship can be had from integrating architecture and its natural surroundings. There's design competitions dedicated to this sort of thing.
Large complexes don't have to follow traditional, concentrated 'slum' models. There's more to the design of this growing building type that what people think. In fact, just as one example, there's a clever solution right here in our city - Arrive in Bowness.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/real...ticle37109995/