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I'm not saying that it always is. I'm merely pointing out failures of architectural design (whether or not that's entirely down to the architects is another discussion). It's not good using places like Highpoint to counter my argument, because Highpoint is about as relevant to a discussion on the failure of many high density social housing projects as involving a pop tune in a discussion of Baroque Classical Music. Highpoint is a small scale relatively low density project intended for a particular type of resident, and has succeeded in it's execution. As for the Barbican; AFAIK that wasn't intended to provide 'social housing', and in fact is now relatively sparsely populated given it's scale (less than 2 occupants per household av.), and caters mainly for affluent City workers, not families. And has already been pointed out, the Barbican is a crumbling behemoth that requires massive expenditure to keep it maintained, and is overdue for demolishun really.
Granted, put the wrong 'type' of people into any sort of housing development, and problems can and will emerge. But such problems are less prevalent in lower density developments.