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ICONIC HOME DESIGNS
The postwar danchi style of homes lured Japanese salarymen and their families out of the city with suburban comforts and privacy.
![Public Property 'Danchi' In Japan](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20210505195938im_/https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/icdgRkFB3DG4/v0/197x131.jpg)
Gecekondu, or “landed overnight,” homes were hastily constructed as residents from the countryside rushed to Turkey’s urban centers after World War II.
![A Gecekondu in the Küçük Armutlu neighborhood of Istanbul](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20210505195938im_/https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i7H0_3KdnodQ/v1/197x131.jpg)
Athens polikatoikias — concrete apartments with tiered balconies — were built quickly to create affordable housing, but their design has stood the test of time.
![Europe, Greece, Athens, Piraeus Area, 2018: View Of Road And Apartment Buildings](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20210505195938im_/https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ieTlPQ4LDLWI/v1/197x131.jpg)
Singapore’s affordable housing program worked so well that some of its subsidized apartments now resell for more than $700,000.
![Cityvue Gardens](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20210505195938im_/https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/in655UyxO7U0/v1/197x131.jpg)
A different kind of wealth distribution in 17th-century Amsterdam paved the way for its quintessential home design.
![relates to Why Amsterdam’s Canal Houses Have Endured for 300 Years](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20210505195938im_/https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ikLXxDduYAoQ/v0/197x131.jpg)