The Politics of (Economic) Participation
After listening to the lectures on the politics of
participation, I began to think about the effects of housing pertaining to demands
of the economy through participation.
The examples in class are considered architecture for community to participate for fulfilling needs of the individual and mill houses is what came to mind. The demands of a commodity during the early 1900s allowed business owners to expand their ventures through cotton mills. Mill houses were constructed to provide housing for mill employees, so they could be within proximity. This created a unique condition for communities around the region, providing an opportunity for users to participate for the benefit of mill owners. What’s fascinating to me is how much of an impact an economic endeavor can affect society. The mill houses were abandoned after mills closed which left many users to move to other places for employment. Today these areas are mostly occupied by low income families and are considered “rough neighborhoods”, which makes me wonder how/who decides where people live?
The effects of economic participation have seems to shift communities and it’s an interesting phenomenon that we can learn from.
The examples in class are considered architecture for community to participate for fulfilling needs of the individual and mill houses is what came to mind. The demands of a commodity during the early 1900s allowed business owners to expand their ventures through cotton mills. Mill houses were constructed to provide housing for mill employees, so they could be within proximity. This created a unique condition for communities around the region, providing an opportunity for users to participate for the benefit of mill owners. What’s fascinating to me is how much of an impact an economic endeavor can affect society. The mill houses were abandoned after mills closed which left many users to move to other places for employment. Today these areas are mostly occupied by low income families and are considered “rough neighborhoods”, which makes me wonder how/who decides where people live?
The effects of economic participation have seems to shift communities and it’s an interesting phenomenon that we can learn from.
Your post make me thinking about the Detroit. The city has 1$ house because a lot of house build for the people who work for the car factory and then most of them were abandoned. The factory moved and then the people leave. There is no reason for people to live here. Is that the architecture failed or politics?
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