October 05, 1999
PERSPECTIVES; The Challenge of Managing Supportive Housing
By ALAN S. OSER
May 9, 1999
ARCHITECTS have techniques to overcome the bare-bones institutional look of much publicly financed housing: mansard roofs with dormer windows, decorative cast lintels and cornices on the exterior, and exotic plantings and ornate lighting inside. Sometimes money left over in unneeded contingency funds when a project nears completion can be used for further enhancements, said Richard Vitto, of Oaklander Cooper & Vitto Architects.
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