Abstract
This article is a critical analysis of Belgian architect Lucien Kroll's approach to rehabilitating the Perseigne social housing project in the French Normandy town of Alencon. In exploiting architectural intervention as a vehicle for social regeneration, Kroll utilized both the process and vocabulary of design to encourage the inhabitants to challenge their immediate social and physical environment. This article summarizes a post-occupancy evaluation of the Alencon project based on site visits and archival research.In addition, the paper reviews both historical and contemporary aspects of the French social housing movement. -Author
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 349-359 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of Architectural & Planning Research |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 4 |
State | Published - 1987 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Architecture
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
- Urban Studies