McNair Summer Research Program
Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Juliana Maxim
Publication Date
Summer 8-11-2023
Disciplines
Architectural History and Criticism | Environmental Design | Interior Architecture | Organization Development | Other Architecture | Other Social and Behavioral Sciences | Social Statistics | Urban, Community and Regional Planning | Urban Studies and Planning
Description, Abstract, or Artist's Statement
Abstract:
There is a consistent housing crisis that is affecting our society today. Nearly 582,462 are homeless alone in the United States, with San Diego having the 4th highest unhoused population in the country (Hud, 2022). My research this summer seeked to understand the current living conditions of low-income families within our local community, with an emphasis on the El Cajon neighborhood in the Eastern part of San Diego County, and develop new architectural designs for sustainable and affordable housing. Through this lens I was able to see how a class in society just above homelessness lives day to day and incorporate their potential needs into my designs. Surrounding these neighborhoods are vacant lots in which new and more affordable low income housing could be built with the people it will serve in mind.
Included in
Architectural History and Criticism Commons, Environmental Design Commons, Interior Architecture Commons, Organization Development Commons, Other Architecture Commons, Other Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons, Social Statistics Commons, Urban, Community and Regional Planning Commons, Urban Studies and Planning Commons