Architectural Feminism and Dutch Housing in the 1950s
Text by Maria Novas Ferradas.
How feminist perspectives and theory influenced postwar housing design in the Netherlands
Using two Dutch case studies from the mid-20th century—the development of the Elisabeth Brugsmaflat in The Hague and the work of the first Women's Advisory Committee on social housing design in Rotterdam—By Women for Better Living shows how women intervened in spatial practices despite their systemic exclusion.
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By Women for Better Living Architectural Feminism and Dutch Housing in the 1950s
Published by nai010 publishers. Text by Maria Novas Ferradas.
How feminist perspectives and theory influenced postwar housing design in the Netherlands
Using two Dutch case studies from the mid-20th century—the development of the Elisabeth Brugsmaflat in The Hague and the work of the first Women's Advisory Committee on social housing design in Rotterdam—By Women for Better Living shows how women intervened in spatial practices despite their systemic exclusion.
