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April 26
I’m sad to say, but living in Spain makes me feel a tad claustrophobic. There are flats and apartments everywhere; I rarely see houses. I would hate to live that close to everyone. I would like to live far away from the noise and bustle. So, because I’ve been wondering why all I see are apartments and flats, I did some research on housing in Spain. I found that during the late 1950s and 60s, 14% of the population moved across the country, so housing availabilities shifted. So, the government decided, late in the game, to give funds to the private sector to help build. They also created the National Housing Plan, which called for 4 million residences to be built by 1976. Unsurprisingly, construction surpassed 4 million and apartment buildings boomed all across town. Yet, even in the 1970s, there were about 1.5 million still homeless. Sadly, it was found in the 1980s, that though the quantity of buildings was larger, the quality was significantly decreasing. Considering that the building boom of the 1960s wanted to build huge complexes at cheap prices, they left a legacy of impersonality and closure, and lend to my desire to find open spaces.

I’m sad to say, but living in Spain makes me feel a tad claustrophobic.

There are flats and apartments everywhere; I rarely see houses.

I would hate to live that close to everyone. I would like to live far away from the noise and bustle.

So, because I’ve been wondering why all I see are apartments and flats, I did some research on housing in Spain.


I found that during the late 1950s and 60s, 14% of the population moved across the country, so housing availabilities shifted. So, the government decided, late in the game, to give funds to the private sector to help build. They also created the National Housing Plan, which called for 4 million residences to be built by 1976.

Unsurprisingly, construction surpassed 4 million and apartment buildings boomed all across town. Yet, even in the 1970s, there were about 1.5 million still homeless.

Sadly, it was found in the 1980s, that though the quantity of buildings was larger, the quality was significantly decreasing. Considering that the building boom of the 1960s wanted to build huge complexes at cheap prices, they left a legacy of impersonality and closure, and lend to my desire to find open spaces.