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by xvedejas 2878 days ago
Maybe "row housing"? "Block housing" evokes images of soviet-era detached apartment buildings.
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“Soviet-era”? What era is that?

I think they are referring to post-war social housing common in Europe. The concrete exteriors were meant to convey stability in a society wrought with precarity. Those raised in these buildings generally express this exact sense of appreciation. An architecture nerd, I find these buildings simply marvelous. The style is termed ‘Brutalist’ architecture.

EDIT: I didn’t see their link before but, after following it, I guess it’s not what they meant.

> “Soviet-era”? What era is that?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_architecture