Research Guides: HTC 2200: Public Space and Public Housing: Robert Taylor Homes

Books

Great American City by Robert J. Sampson; William Julius Wilson (Foreword by)
There are several spots in the book that talk about the Robert Taylor Homes. Please see the index in the back of the book for more information.

End of the experiment [Robert Taylor Homes, Chicago]
Wright, Gwendolyn. Architecture 91, no. 3 (March 2002): 29-32.
Housing rehabilitation: poor architecture: a cautionary tale, Robert Taylor Homes, Chicago
Miller, Ross. Progressive Architecture 73, no. 8 (August 1992): 72-73.
High-rise Ghettos as an American Project in Chicago.
Fassil Demmisse. Social Identities; Sep2004, Vol. 10 Issue 5, p689-705, 17p
Transforming inner-city landscapes: trees, sense of safety, and preference
Kuo, Frances E., Magdalena Bacaicoa, and William C. Sullivan. Environment And Behavior no. 1 (1998): 28

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Image Collection

Robert Taylor Homes: 6 images
Architectural drawings (first floor plan, typical floor plan - 3rd through to the 16th floor, and site plan) and exterior photos.

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Films