{"id":702,"date":"2016-01-04T19:09:35","date_gmt":"2016-01-04T12:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/crime-in-the-community-when-designer-social-housing-goes-wrong\/"},"modified":"2016-01-04T19:23:56","modified_gmt":"2016-01-04T12:23:56","slug":"crime-in-the-community-when-designer-social-housing-goes-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/crime-in-the-community-when-designer-social-housing-goes-wrong\/","title":{"rendered":"Crime in the community: when 'designer' social housing goes wrong"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nHow did innovative Winnipeg social housing, designed by one of Canada\u2019s most talked about architecture firms, become a haven for drink and drugs?In photographs, Centre Village doesn\u2019t look like the generic image of social housing. A playful cluster of stucco buildings surround a serene inner courtyard. Bold, orange-framed windows punctuate the white walls. Located as it is on a street in Winnipeg, Canada \u2013 and sandwiched on either side by that city\u2019s typical modest, gable-roof houses \u2013 Centre Village has an almost surreal quality.In person, however, the image quickly changes. The window blinds, for example, are closed on the windows that face into the courtyard. Litter is scattered across the ground. Speak to residents, and a new picture emerges: of apartments poorly suited to family life, and a building structure that seems to act as a magnet for drinking and drug-taking at all hours. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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