The analysis reveals dense-low housing architecture promotes civic participation in community dynamics, indicating new welfare values in Denmark's decentralization efforts.
Key Points
The article examines the link between dense-low housing architecture and welfare politics in 1970s Denmark.
Analysis of two housing estates: Galgebakken and Gadekæret
Examination of the role of housing architecture in fostering resident democracy
Exploration of emotions in community-making processes
Non-profit housing estates acted as platforms for civic participation and community reimagining
Housing design contributed to new models of local democracy
Emotions such as nostalgia influenced perceptions of community in the welfare context