Case study fixing housing needs

Question 0

Problems?

Answer 0

• Inner city decline as a result of cheap labour from abroad so that many industries such as iron, steel and textiles closed down.
• Gorbals in the 1950s had 7 people living per square metre in high rise buildings. Huge unemployment lead to the vicious cycle of poverty, social deprivation and the broken window theory

Question 1

Location?

Answer 1

Glasgow, scotland

Question 2

Solutions to inner city decline?

Answer 2

• inspiration from redevelopment of european cities like barcelona, the area was redesigned with new, modern architecture.
• replaced with houses for rent and sale, mixed income housing (more community)
• more open space and facilities like street art, seating areas and a new library
• funded by private developers so council invest in different things