I built my own social housing: the rise of Chile's 'half-houses' | How We Live Now

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After an earthquake and tsunami devastated Constitución, in south Chile, architect Alejandro Aravena is developing a new type of social housing, one that uses the techniques of the slum. Subscribe to Guardian Culture ► http://bit.ly/subgdnculture His ‘half-houses’ are exactly that – houses that leave one side for residents to complete themselves. The Guardian Film Show ► https://goo.gl/lxV8RV Guardian Culture website ► http://www.theguardian.com/culture Guardian Film website ► http://www.theguardian.com/film The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► http://is.gd/guardianyt Watch Me Date ► http://is.gd/watchmedate Guardian Football ► http://is.gd/guardianfootball Guardian Music ► http://is.gd/guardianYTmusic Guardian Australia ► http://is.gd/guardianaustralia Guardian Tech ► http://is.gd/guardiantech Guardian Wires ► http://is.gd/guardianwires Guardian Food ► http://is.gd/guardianfood

Comments

  1. I'd bone him personally. Ears n all
  2. ....y los subtítulos?
  3. Awesome, the rest of the world should learn that...
  4. look at his fucking ears!! ugly human breeds today
  5. god i love daring housing market innovations... im a fuckind dweeb
  6. Those ears tho...
  7. it was more about close-ups and explanations than about the houses themselves I did like the look of the half houses
  8. So great!


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