Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-09-07 | Page 4 | Poorly Planned Houses Cause Dissatisfaction

Poorly Planned Houses Cause Dissatisfaction tion Poorly planned and inefficient housing is largely responsible for tor much needless impairment of home and family life in present-day present Ameri Amen ca That is 15 the conclusion of a pioneering survey of at nearly homes in 40 states the results of at which are arc published in Volume X atthe of at the final reports of the presidents president's conference on home building and home ownership Defects such as awkward arrangement arrangement arrange arrange- ment meat of at rooms inefficient kitchens hens lack of storage space and not enough space for privacy are found to be almost almost al al- almost most universal and to be leading causes cause of irritation and consequent dissatisfaction with the home The difficulty is 15 says the report that the housing situation in Jn cities clUes represents a condition into which we have drifted drifted drift drift- ed without anybody's having intended the precise results we find The need for conscious planning is summed up In the phrase Dwellings arc are not planned for the radio age any more than cities are planned for the motor ace age