Contemporary slum is a construction industry chain

Housing in slums is not "self-sufficient". The inhabitants did not follow the mode of construction in the villages, nor did they construct them in the traditional settlements. They were entirely urban, speculative and not liberal but systematic and industrialized. In slums, the physical value of architecture does not equal the value of the building itself. Rely on the provision of end products (social housing) cannot solve the diverse needs of slum construction. The relationship between the providers, builders, and users of buildings should be open and flexible. In this process, the meaning of architecture is no longer confined to the solidified spatial form, and can even go beyond the process of physical construction. The role of architects also changes from a single product provider in the consumer age to a participant in socially productive activities.