The decades after the Second World War
saw ambitious building programs to ensure social welfare. The
Scandinavian countries in particular underwent an intense modernisation
phase with the aim to distribute welfare to all. Yet, the relationship
between welfare values and design in Scandinavia is anything but stable.
The spatial and political legacy of post-war construction varies
amongst Denmark, Sweden, and Norway and their welfare models have been
changed, contested, and copied over time. This book explores how
architecture, once seen as a medium for universal welfare, inclusion,
and political participation, is now often associated with the opposite,
such as alienation, exclusion, and segregation. The volume offers new
perspectives on the history and redesign of post-war architecture and
urbanity.
Drawing on several years of research across Scandinavia Three photo essays show projects in Denmark, Norway, Sweden Well-known contributors With attractive photo essays on social housing in Scandinavia Based on an interdisciplinary research project by KTH Stockholm, Oslo School of Architecture, University of Copenhagen Internationally renown contributors shed light on aspects of the relationship between architecture and welfare
Prof. Thordis Arrhenius, School of Architecture, KTH Stockholm
Prof. Ellen Braae, Landscape Architecture and Planning, University of Copenhagen
Dr. Guttorm Ruud, Oslo School of Architecture and Design