College Students Create Affordable Housing Designs in Los Angeles Contest
Roach, Ronald, Diverse Issues in Higher Education
Architecture students from the University of Southern California and California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, placed among the winners last month in a Los Angeles County design competition aimed at sparking the redevelopment of thousands of vacant and underutilized lots in the city. Entrants in the competition, entitled "Small Lots, Smart Designs," were tasked with creating designs that emphasized affordability and environmental sustainability. The L.A. City Planning department and the Enterprise Community Partners, a national affordable housing development organization, sponsored the competition.
Winning designs will be built on small lots as examples of what can be …
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Publication information:
Article title: College Students Create Affordable Housing Designs in Los Angeles Contest.
Contributors: Roach, Ronald - Author.
Magazine title: Diverse Issues in Higher Education.
Volume: 23.
Issue: 7
Publication date: May 18, 2006.
Page number: 35.
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