Different Strokes For Different Folks: Social Housing Design Lab, Mexico

A classic adobe house with roof beams projecting through the tops of the walls
the *oldest house* photo by Paul Narvaez is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
"Mexican" architecture is often imagined like this building in New Mexico — as an adobe cliché. The reality, past, present and future, can be profoundly different.

Looking for a some rays of sunshine that reflect a better housing future for low income families?

Different climates, different histories, different social and cultural communities: a Mexican ‘laboratory for living’ shows how architecture can reflect tradition, economy and energy efficiency to design homes that are affordable at a social housing level.

Read more at design boom: laboratorio de vivienda

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