Peabody Trust

…On the other hand, the improvement of slums in cities was promoted by the construction of mid-rise housing complexes called flats. Initially planned as a purely commercial enterprise, housing construction soon became evident that it would not be profitable, and was carried out as a charitable project by non-profit foundations such as the Peabody Trust, and was eventually taken over by public housing projects run by local governments and other organizations. Many middle-class homes were built in residential areas known as "Garden Suburbs," and many were semi-detached houses, with two houses in one building. …

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…他方，都市内のスラムの改良は，フラットと呼ばれる中層の集合住宅建設によって進められる。当初は純営利事業として計画された住宅建設は，やがて利潤が上がらぬことが判明し，ピーボディ･トラストPeabody Trustに代表される非営利財団の慈善事業として進められ，最終的には自治体等の公営住宅事業に受け継がれてゆく。中産階級の住宅は〈田園郊外Garden Suburb〉と呼ばれる住宅地に多く建設され，2戸で一つの建物となっている住宅(セミ･ディタッチト･ハウスsemi‐detached house)が多く建設される。…

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