The Density–Design Dilemma

I don't know how we can provide low-cost, well-designed medium-density housing. I think it is an issue at the intersection of architecture and planning.

The Pines, Mount Eden

(Source: http://fletchersince1909.com/gallery.php?g=19&category=.)

Herne Bay

(Source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/Herne_Bay_Apartment_Skyscraper.jpg.)

Economics hasn't solved this issue. Some beautiful, high-density housing has been built in Auckland, but it is either designed for high-income groups, or it quickly becomes desirable to those groups.