The aim is to stimulate alternative solutions to housing itself, a challenging pro bono project, to identify accessible, acceptable and innovative solutions to the urgent need to house the poor urban, using low cost structures, sustainable design, construction and operation principles. In this essay, we will look at some unique and eco-friendly alternative housing ideas that provide low-cost urban housing for underdeveloped nations with high demographics. Award-winning solution from South Africa The first qualifying solution came from MMA Architects in South Africa; their single-family home design took advantage of the low-cost solution by recycling indigenous mud and wattle construction methods. Interestingly, in September 2008, MMA's design won the Curry Stone Design Prize, an international award that recognizes creative solutions. Cross-laminated timber: a revolution in low-cost construction methods The enormous inherent benefits of using cross-laminated timber (CLT) in construction will prove plausible when an innovative American structure is finalized, which will take the form of a bell tower almost 80 feet. Europe has used this cost-effective solution to urban overcrowding, leveraging minimum diameter timber from sustainable forests, CLT comprises planks stacked at right angles, glued together, with a low-cost, strong and resilient material. For about a decade this combination of building materials has also been used for an apartment building in the United Kingdom, made up of several wooden floors, even if the cornerstone is made of another material, concrete. £1,420 per square foot (approximately $2,208 USD at today's exchange rate) compared to £1,750 per square foot ($2,722...... middle of paper...... through initiatives to leverage low-cost construction methods low cost on easily accessible reclaimed land, keeping in mind the best interests of disenfranchised populations, especially near jobs This has set a precedent in low-income housing by using innovative methods to build near employment opportunities and of connectivity to the nearest urban center. without purchasing land at prime real estate rates downtown, often at exorbitant prices. The use of high-rise buildings can maximize the housing of many families on a relatively small plot of land, as long as the geology. complies with construction standards. Another factor is urban planning, especially for tourist destinations, so a skyline is not affected in a disharmonious way. A good foundation and high standard construction must comply with international standards.