Architecture and Welfare

In the decades following World War II, ambitious building programs were launched across Europe to secure social prosperity. Scandinavia, in particular, underwent an intensive phase of modernization aimed at distributing wealth equally. However, developments in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway followed di...

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description In the decades following World War II, ambitious building programs were launched across Europe to secure social prosperity. Scandinavia, in particular, underwent an intensive phase of modernization aimed at distributing wealth equally. However, developments in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway followed different paths, and their welfare models were modified, contested, and copied over time. This book examines how architecture, once considered a medium for general well-being, inclusion, and political participation, is now often associated with the opposite: alienation, exclusion, and segregation. The volume offers new perspectives on the history and redesign of post-war architecture and urbanity.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1602532025-05-23T05:29:23Z Architecture and Welfare Arrhenius, Thordis Braae, Ellen Ruud, Guttorm Sweden Norway Denmark Finland public space social housing Norwegian cabins playgrounds junkyard playgrounds theory of welfare welfare city welfare landscapes Catherine Bauer thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AM Architecture::AMK Architecture: residential and domestic buildings thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JK Social services and welfare, criminology In the decades following World War II, ambitious building programs were launched across Europe to secure social prosperity. Scandinavia, in particular, underwent an intensive phase of modernization aimed at distributing wealth equally. However, developments in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway followed different paths, and their welfare models were modified, contested, and copied over time. This book examines how architecture, once considered a medium for general well-being, inclusion, and political participation, is now often associated with the opposite: alienation, exclusion, and segregation. The volume offers new perspectives on the history and redesign of post-war architecture and urbanity. 2025-05-23T05:29:22Z 2025-05-23T05:29:22Z 2025-05-22T08:37:27Z 2025 book ONIX_20250521T121453_9783035627992_15 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/102357 9783035627992 9783035627961 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/160253 eng open access image/jpeg n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/102357/1/9783035627992.pdf De Gruyter Birkhäuser 10.1515/9783035627992 10.1515/9783035627992 af2fbfcc-ee87-43d8-a035-afb9d7eef6a5 fe193b1a-58c5-41d5-a101-d7f342b5c377 b3b98f29-1643-4d0d-9c95-cff254e87263 9783035627992 9783035627961 Birkhäuser 392 Berlin/Boston [...] [...] open access
spellingShingle Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Finland
public space
social housing
Norwegian cabins
playgrounds
junkyard playgrounds
theory of welfare
welfare city
welfare landscapes
Catherine Bauer
thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AM Architecture::AMK Architecture: residential and domestic buildings
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JK Social services and welfare, criminology
Architecture and Welfare
title Architecture and Welfare
title_full Architecture and Welfare
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title_full_unstemmed Architecture and Welfare
title_short Architecture and Welfare
title_sort architecture and welfare
topic Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Finland
public space
social housing
Norwegian cabins
playgrounds
junkyard playgrounds
theory of welfare
welfare city
welfare landscapes
Catherine Bauer
thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AM Architecture::AMK Architecture: residential and domestic buildings
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JK Social services and welfare, criminology
topic_facet Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Finland
public space
social housing
Norwegian cabins
playgrounds
junkyard playgrounds
theory of welfare
welfare city
welfare landscapes
Catherine Bauer
thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AM Architecture::AMK Architecture: residential and domestic buildings
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JK Social services and welfare, criminology
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