Untitled - Triangle Modernist Houses

3Residential area for 35,000 peopleFastra Genter4Fastra,a satellite city of Stockholmsj-!:'F]in the US. To provide a decentplace to live for every citizen isnot an empty slogan (as thatwhich introduces the US 1949Housing Bill) but in fact a seriousresponsibility by the government.Besides supporting housing in alldifferent ways, from financing toactual building, the governmentis also responsible for free healthcare fbr all and free educationand really adequate pensions forthe elderly. For all this specialtaxes are paid, but it also works.There are no slums nor any dilapidatedhousing; I searched forthem. Or what is called a slumcompares favorable to much USmiddle class housing.The one new town which is aimingto achieve an urban characteras opposed to Tapiola's "gardencity" approach is Cumbernauldin Scotland, some 15 milesfrom the city limits of Glasgow.Built to draw people out of theslums of Glasgow (large areas inthe city have been torn down bynow and are being rebuilt), itaims for a population of 70,000and also includes a good sizedindustrial area. The town isbuilt with complete separation oftraffic between pedestrians andcars. Ring roads connect thedifferent "neighborhoods". Thenew shopping and town center isbuilt along a high ridge in themiddle and really serves as centerand visual focus for the wholeAPFu L ,r9Ei9 13