ARCH 411: HOUSING

Lecture 03
 JOHN F. C. TURNER
HOUSING BY PEOPLE
TOWARDS AUTONOMY
IN BUILDING ENVIRONMENT

ARCH411 Housing 2
 John F. C. Turner
Is something much rarer than a housing expert; he is
philosopher of housing, seeking answers to questions which
are so fundamental that they seldom get asked .

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 • Was born in 1927 in London
• Obtained AA diploma in 1954 from Architectural
Association School of Architecture, London
• 1957-1965 lived in Peru
• Worked for Peruvian Government housing agency,
community action, self-help housing program in village
and urban squatter settlements
• 1965-1973 worked as research associate with MIT and
Harvard university.
• Lecturer in dept of urban studies and planning
• 1970-71 worked for US department of housing and
urban development

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 It is a shock to think
WHO DECIDES that……..
who decides But now????
what Decide for others what is best
for them …..unpopular thing
for whom
Housing & Human Settlements……..
Housing has commonly come to mean the current stock of
dwelling units and ………
“Do unto others as you
would have them do unto
you.”

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 Like a product and nothing else

Housing is a universal human activity , becomes defend

as a problem,, a housing problem industry is born, with
an army of experts whose existence is a guarantee that
the problem won’t go away……….Turner

In English, the word Housing means both the stock of

dwelling units and the process by which that stock is
created and maintained.

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 In Historical fact, good housing like plentiful
food, is more common where it is locally
produced through network structures and
decentralizing technologies

product
Learning
Education
School, institutions…..
award, certificates
Good health
Health service
Hospitals

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 Everything goes under
Institutions &
Organizations
……..product

2 sets of ways and means

Centrally administrated system
Self-governing or local system

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 Centrally administrated system
Heteronomy…….other decides
Self-governing or local system
Autonomy……..self determined

For Housing….
Centrally administrated system
Self-governing or local system

Network and Hierarchy

Centrally administrated system
Self-governing or local system

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 In almost all countries, the great majority of
professionals , in housing sectors and most other
fields , are tied to centrally administered system.
Live responsively and work creatively …….no is too
small

Decision control
The decision making structure in each system must
be understood….In case of housingProcess of
Decision-making3 easily recognizable operations
Planning
Construction
Management & maintenance3 common sets of
actors
The users
The suppliers
the regulators
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 3 common sets of actors with 3 sectors
The popular sector, the users
The private commercial sector, the suppliers
The public sector, the regulators
The pattern of decision and control describing the 2 opposite systems are mirror images of one
another ….

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 Decisions flow
It was proposed to have a line of
platforms 2 meters wide and 0.6
meter high, with water taps placed
at approximately intervals of 30
meters.
During the day, these platforms
would be used by the hawkers----
thus clearing the pavements
and the arcades by pedestrians.
(the platform would also act as a
safety barriers between the
pedestrians and vehicular traffic).
In the evening the taps would be
turned on and the platforms
washed clean by municipal
sweepers. They would then provide
convenient 'otlas'(platform) for
people to sleep----out of the path
of any pedestrians walking home at
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 In housing, there must
be a large no of decision
makers, or controllers, as
variations demanded for
the maintenance of a
stable housing system
night.
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 In housing, there must
be a large no of decision
makers, or controllers, as
variations demanded for
the maintenance of a
stable housing system
night.
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3 laws of housing
When people have no control over, nor responsibility for, key decisions in the housing process, dwelling
environments may become a barrier to personal fulfillment and a burden on the economy.
The important thing about housing is not what it is, but what it does in people’s lives.
deficiencies and imperfections in your housing are infinitely tolerable if they are your responsibility than if
they are somebody else’s

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THANK YOU

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