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Like many large public housing projects, Diggs Town was built in the 1950s as an institutional environment. In recent years, it had become plagued with serious problems of unemployment, crime, drugs, and decay. Residents felt they had lost control of their community and feared for their lives. The Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority commissioned Urban Design Associates to work with the residents to transform it from a ‘project’ into a ‘neighborhood.’ The concepts developed in this process demonstrate how physical form and architectural character can contribute to community pride and public safety when residents of a community can control the outdoor space around their homes.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY UDA PROJECT, PLEASE CONTACT US WESTBURY / PARK DUVALLE / MECHANICSVILLE COMMONS / FIRST WARD / CRAWFORD SQUARE / DIGGS TOWN PUBLIC HOUSING / RANDOLPH NEIGHBORHOOD |
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