The Pruitt-Igoe Myth is a 2011 documentary directed by Chad Freidrichs, exploring the rise, demise and mythologisation of the Pruitt-Igoe public housing complex in St Louis, Missouri. Once a shining example of modernist public housing, Pruitt-Igoe eventually fell into disrepair and, upon its dramatic demolition, became a scapegoat for anti-public housing advocates in the US, … Continue reading Assignment 3, Part 1 – Deconstruction and Analysis