Housing and Health in Beijing: Implications of High-rise Housing on Children and the Aged

The authors are at present engaged in a Swedish-Chinese interdisciplinary and crossectional project on housing and health in Beijing. This article is concerned with a literature review on the topic and general observations during two recent visits to China. After some basic assumptions concerning high-rise dwellings, private space and life style, this paper contains explicit comparisons of the design, use and experience of traditional courtyard houses, flats in midrise and high-rise buildings as well as a comparisons of two vulnerable groups , i.e., children and elderly residents. The article ends with a discussion, and the authors conclude that city planning without involvement of specialists from the field of psychological factors and environmental health (i.e., a matter not only of quantity but also of quality) will provide an inadequate environment for the development of children and care of the elderl

Housing and Health in Beijing: Implications of High-rise Housing on Children and the Aged

The authors are at present engaged in a Swedish-Chinese interdisciplinary and crossectional project on housing and health in Beijing. This article is concerned with a literature review on the topic and general observations during two recent visits to China. After some basic assumptions concerning high-rise dwellings, private space and life style, this paper contains explicit comparisons of the design, use and experience of traditional courtyard houses, flats in midrise and high-rise buildings as well as a comparisons of two vulnerable groups , i.e., children and elderly residents. The article ends with a discussion, and the authors conclude that city planning without involvement of specialists from the field of psychological factors and environmental health (i.e., a matter not only of quantity but also of quality) will provide an inadequate environment for the development of children and care of the elderl

Om arkitekturens förlorade sammanhang

Arkitektens viktigaste uppgift är att skapa platser som vi kan bebo och känna oss hemma på. En så­dan plats måste inrymma en av­vägning mellan konventioner samt estetiska och etiska ställ­ningstaganden. Att skapa platser åt andra är därför en fråga om inlevelse, känslighet, drömmar och intentioner - en fråga om öp­penhet för olika livsformer och om bred orientering i konventio­nernas betydelse.

Om arkitekturens förlorade sammanhang

Arkitektens viktigaste uppgift är att skapa platser som vi kan bebo och känna oss hemma på. En så­dan plats måste inrymma en av­vägning mellan konventioner samt estetiska och etiska ställ­ningstaganden. Att skapa platser åt andra är därför en fråga om inlevelse, känslighet, drömmar och intentioner - en fråga om öp­penhet för olika livsformer och om bred orientering i konventio­nernas betydelse.