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The Urbanist

Housing design

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28 April 2022

Episode 550

30 minutes


Photo: CFJ

We look at the different ways in which cities are bringing innovative designs to their new housing stock to ensure that growing urban populations have a place that they can be proud to call home.

28 April 2022

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Chapter 1

12 minutes


Photo: School of Cities

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Chapter 1

Fire housing

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Matti Siemiatycki from the University of Toronto’s School of Cities explains a pilot project to introduce affordable housing above a fire station in the city.

12 minutes

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Chapter 2

4 minutes


Photo: Megan Revell

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Chapter 2

Samfundssind

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Monocle’s Megan Revell explores the Danish concept of ‘samfundssind’, which is exemplified in a co-operative housing project built on the site of an old sawmill.

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Chapter 3

10 minutes


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Chapter 3

Anne Street Garden Villas

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Architect Anna O’Gorman discusses her firm’s affordable housing project that prioritises quality design to give residents a sense of pride in their homes.

10 minutes

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Anne Street Garden Villas

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