Words: Helen & hard

Can homes and living environments improve our health?

A few weeks ago Arendal Week was held in Norway. It is a festival and venue for politicians, organisations, businesses, and the public to come together to discuss societal issues.

Randi Augenstein held a presentation on the government initiative to accelerate housing construction, which promises 130,000 new homes by 2030. 

The design of a neighbourhood or housing can either promote or inhibit social interaction and social networking. We can therefore use housing as a tool to strengthen social infrastructure and promote social health. 

The full event can be streamed on Vimeo.

Watch here.

 

Many thanks to all participants: The Norwegian Association of Architects, the Norwegian Federation of Architects (AFAG), the Norwegian Architectural Firms, the Norwegian Association of Interior Architects and Furniture Designers (NIL) and the Norwegian Landscape Architects Association (NLA).

The debate was led by urban life researcher Gro Sandkjær Hanssen and Arkitektur editor Gaute Brochmann.