This paper states in its first part that the housing options for the poor are narrower and narrower in Chile, especially in the Metropolitan Region. It is necessary to face this problem through new approaches and proposals in a broader and integrative perspective, which would include aspects such as social, cultural, urban-rural, financial and administrative management. The proposal on the second part of the paper deals with an integral approach to extreme poverty, assisting not only in the lack of housing but also in the generation of the necessary conditions for the incorporation and integration of the families in need. The proposal includes legal measures where the municipalities are the main agents for social mobility and along with the provision of houses, quality physical and aesthetic habitats, there should be the participation of municipality personnel in order to contribute to the achievement of the above mentioned conditions. The proposed housing options are a preliminary version coming first form internal discussion at the Housing Institute for the formulation of a reference frame and secondly, as a personal proposal which has been experienced in teaching the Second year Studio in our School of Architecture, some of which examples are included here.
Author Biography
Edwin Haramoto Nishikimoto, Universidad de Chile
Arquitecto. Director del Instituto de la Vivienda, Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo, Universidad de Chile
Haramoto Nishikimoto, E. (1999). Social Housing: Different Options for Families and Low-Income Households. Revista INVI, 14(37). https://doi.org/10.5354/0718-8358.1999.62097
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