ABSTRACT
There are many problems associated with the design and planning of public housing. The aesthetic attractiveness of a dwelling complex does not rank as the primary problem with most low-income families. When other more functional criteria have been satisfied, the appearance of the immediate physical environment does affect preferential choices. This chapter surveys the preferences of people for various public housing environments and to isolate some of the aesthetic criteria which are instrumental in the choice of a satisfying residential environment. The housing environment refers to the general exterior appearance of the public housing dwelling group, as it may appear on its particular site. The everyday environment is much more complicated than isolated and controlled laboratory experiments simulating the phenomenon.
