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  • 1.  ethnographic studies of mixed income communities

    Posted 08-15-2013 12:12 PM
    This message has been cross posted to the following Discussion Forums: Committee on Design and Housing Knowledge Community .
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    for architect working on projects - planning, housing, retail, etc, - in mixed income communities, this HUD article provides some good observations from several ethnographic studies conducted in Boston and Chicago.

    http://network.aia.org/hkc/Resources/ViewDocument/?DocumentKey=ec50b6b7-4d52-404c-b142-9e25b490a83a

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    Katherine Williams AIA
    Chesterfield VA
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  • 2.  RE:ethnographic studies of mixed income communities

    Posted 08-16-2013 06:56 PM

    Thanks Katherine.  This is useful information - rational, evidenced based design requires facts gleaned from research. 
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    Michael Malinowski AIA
    AIA Director - California Region
    Applied Architecture, Inc.
    Sacramento CA
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