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in Mr. Simon's "Reston." To have money interests feel that it is 

 good business to provide better housing certainly indicates that the 

 day of housing as shelter alone is gone. 



The Federal Government has many programs which concern 

 housing. As you know, public housing, through relaxation of its 

 rules for design control, and by insisting on the hiring of competent 

 and imaginative architects, has faced up to the problem. The Fed- 

 eral Housing Administration, although at present it insures less than 

 20 percent of the new housing in this country, has a vast control over 

 materials and methods used in residential building. No manufac- 

 turer can easily sell a material or system to any builder without having 

 his product acceptable in FHA-insured housing. The FHA has 

 strengthened its technical staff to cope with its review responsi- 

 bility and its standard-setting function. One beneficial byproduct 

 is unification of many decisions of code authorities. Incidentally, 

 I think we all ought to look with hope toward the President's Tem- 

 porary National Commission on Codes, Zoning, Taxation, and De- 

 velopment Standards, which he recommended in his message on 

 "Problems and Future of the Central City and the Suburbs." 



One of the great hopes of the FHA is promotion of planned unit 

 developments with homes associations. FHA's Land Planning Bul- 

 letin No. 6 dealing with the subject has been very well received and 

 already has had considerable influence in certain areas of the country. 



On the design front the American Institute of Architects, in its 

 statement on the 1965 housing act, reemphasized its concern for good 

 design in housing and called on the government to insure that pro- 

 fessional personnel hold responsible positions. The AIA has assisted 

 us in this extremely difficult task of obtaining qualified architects. 



Progress is being made under various other government programs 

 such as experimental housing, low cost demonstrations and technical 

 studies. Under the latter are such problems as overhead wiring, 

 trash disposal, and noise control. I note these government activities 

 which can so greatly affect the family and improve its home environ- 

 ment, so that maximum participation will be forthcoming from the 

 many sources of help which now exist. 



Mr. SASAKI. Whether we like it or not whether we do something 

 or not urbanization will almost double itself during the next three 

 to four decades. If we are satisfied with what we have made of our 

 urban environment to date, then our future is bright indeed, for we 

 can look forward toward having a "good thing twice as big!" 



