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Social Versus Affordable: The Search for Inclusive Housing Policies in Mexico
Author(s) -
Corona Meir Lobaton
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.2327
Subject(s) - affordable housing , government (linguistics) , context (archaeology) , work (physics) , mexico city , public housing , public administration , economic growth , meaning (existential) , political science , sociology , law , geography , engineering , economics , ethnology , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , psychotherapist , mechanical engineering , psychology
However well‐meaning, government‐backed schemes to house the populace can be counterproductive in their emphasis on quantity. An over two‐million‐home building spree in Mexico in the first six years of the millennium ultimately led to soulless townscapes of standardised units. Mexico City‐based architect Meir Lobaton Corona examines how this arose, and argues for placing the emphasis back on context, coherence and community – particularly through the work of the country's National Institute for the Funding of Workers' Housing (INFONAVIT).