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 Reweaving the Neighborhood Fabric: How
Modular Housing Can Build Affordable and Dignified Communities
Members of AIA
Milwaukee
are working together with graduate students at the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, to
design thoughtful new housing for struggling neighborhoods.
This initiative will bring exquisitely designed, affordable,
sustainable and accessible modular housing to three neighborhoods in
Milwaukee, Racine and Waukesha, where affordable housing is
scarce. Each neighborhood will receive one dwelling, designed
by
teams of graduate students. Each is intended as a catalyst
for
future “infill” units in the neighborhoods,
knitting them
together and strengthening them as “livable”
communities.
The new housing will include a Community Room, where design and
construction meetings can take place for future neighborhood projects,
other pro bono architectural services, and activities to benefit the
community.
 The
AIA
Milwaukee
initiative strives to knit together inner-city neighborhoods by
infusing creatively designed, affordable housing in the blighted gaps
between existing homes. Providing secure, sustainable and
vibrant
housing in established neighborhoods with existing infrastructure is
designed to revive a sense of community. Housing will feature
inviting facades with wide front porches. Located near bus
lines
and employment opportunities, these dwellings will help their residents
realize a dignified standard of living. Walkable,
pedestrian-scaled neighborhoods with parks, amenities and services
nearby are achievable through the thoughtful integration of
owner-occupied housing into existing neighborhoods like these.
This program is presented as a gift to the community, and involves the
participation of AIA members, free of charge.
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