In 2009 ; Brazil launched the mass housing program “Minha Casa ; Minha Vida” (“My House ; My Life”) ; which aims to build 3.4 million housing units by the end of 2014. By reexamining the program at a critical time ; Minha Casa—Nossa Cidade (“My House ; Our City”) attempts to hack the production of mass housing and tackle the profound social changes currently underway in Brazil. In three chapters ; the book reviews the history and implementation of the government program ; highlights the ingenuity of “Popular Brazilian Architecture,” and presents design proposals by MAS Urban Design for low-cost housing. Building on the program’s success in broadening access to housing ; Minha Casa—Nossa Cidade puts forth a vision for the city as a common project and the transformation of monotonous urban areas into popular neighborhoods—living environments that can be appropriated according to individual as well as collective needs.weiterlesen