Resumen

GARCIA HUIDOBRO, Fernando; TORRES, Diego  y  TUGAS, Nicolás. PREVI Lima: 35 años después. ARQ (Santiago) [online]. 2005, n.59, pp. 72-76. ISSN 0717-6996.  doi: 10.4067/S0717-69962005005900016.

To adapt to the inhabitant’s needs, give space to his dreams, to last, shelter, enable: this could describe the qualities of a good house, although putting them into practice may mean the gradual disappearance of the original structure. ¿How can the architect resist this sentence? Perhaps by accepting a degree of independence and vitality in the architecture, set free the moment the work is finished.

Palabras clave : Architecture - Peru; social housing; architectural competitions; do-it-yourself construction; neighborhood; progressive growth.