In 2009, Brazil launched a low-cost housing programme to fill a deficit of seven million homes.
The publication ‘Minha Casa – Nossa Cidade. Innovating Mass Housing in Brazil’, produced by the MAS Urban Design Programme, examines the project at a critical time and attempts to hackthe production of mass housing and tackle theprofound social changes currently underwayin Brazil.
In three chapters, the book reviewsthe history and implementation of thegovernment program, highlights the ingenuityof &lPopular Brazilian Architecture,&r and presentsdesign proposals by MAS Urban Design forlow-cost housing.
