"But we don't see people who have a need for housing as part of that community.
There is such an immense need for housing in Caracas that any vacant place gets squatted.
Throughout New Jersey, Mr. Patterson said, "There is a tremendous need for housing.
"People are concerned," she said, "but there's still that need for housing".
But there's a need for housing like this, for people just getting started".
Developers, on the other hand, say it ignores the growing need for housing.
Planning that does not meet the need for housing is a good way to kill jobs, and companies know this.
The homeless have no way of turning their need for housing into "effective demand" backed up by money.
Architect Philip Gumuchdijian, chair of the Riba Awards group, said: "There is obviously a desperate need for housing.
"There is a need for housing, and we think the building we want will improve the area," he said.
The need for housing for this group is expected to deepen as veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan are discharged.
