Abstract
The program of welfare architecture takes its point of departure in the modern movement. As a reaction towards the dense overcrowded cities, where people were living close together in poorly maintained apartments providing the residents with a potential health problem, new approaches to dwelling design arose. The social engagement in people’s wellbeing had a physical representation in an architectural program. One of the oftenmentioned concerns in the architectural program of the modern movement was: Daylight.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Spaces of Welfare |
Number of pages | 2 |
Place of Publication | Copenhagen |
Publisher | The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation |
Publication date | 6 May 2021 |
Pages | 22-23 |
Publication status | Published - 6 May 2021 |
Event | Spaces of welfare - Kunstakademiets Arkitektskole, København, Denmark Duration: 6 May 2021 → 7 May 2021 |
Conference
Conference | Spaces of welfare |
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Location | Kunstakademiets Arkitektskole |
Country/Territory | Denmark |
City | København |
Period | 06/05/2021 → 07/05/2021 |