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please read the brief essay by Dolores Hayden, "Model Houses for the Millions: Architects' Dreams, Builders' Boasts, Residents' Dilemmas," in the book Blueprints for Modern Living: History and Legacy of the Case Study Houses, edited by Elizabeth A. T. Smith (MIT Press, 1989). Then answer the following question two clear, well organized paragraphs.Hayden discusses the social vision, aesthetic vision, and economic vision of the Case Study House program and argues that the designs do not live up to the vision for a progressive architecture that would solve the problem of postwar housing in America. Please choose one of the "visions" (social, aesthetic, or economic) and discuss 1) the Case Study house program's goals for that vision and 2) Hayden's critique, or in other words, how did the program fail to meet those goals. Use at least one specific example of a house/design to show your understanding of the issues she raises.Please submit your answer as a Word document - it will be checked automatically by SafeAssign for originality.You will be graded on the accuracy of your answer (meaning, how well it reflects a clear understanding of the text), how well you use Hayden's text to support your answer, and the clarity of your writing's organization and grammar.

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ArchitectureIn Model Houses for the Millions: Architects' Dreams, Builders' Boasts, and Residents Dilemmas, Dolores Hayden explores the basic concepts of aesthetic, economic and social vision. As such, she utilizes the case study house program to argue that the identified designs are not in accordance with the vision of progressive architecture that would provide a solution to post war housing problem in the United States. In this case, economic vision will be applied in discussing the goals of the Case Study house program as well establishing a critique as to why the housing program did not meet the identified goals. Question 1Economic vision has been discussed in light of the concepts of pricing and marketing. As such, the author maintains the position that the architectural designers in...
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