Print Email Facebook Twitter Our society will be as healthy as our homes Title Our society will be as healthy as our homes: How does the dwelling architecture from 1840 to 1919 impact the health and well-being of the residents of Vienna and London today? Author Nistor, Ana (TU Delft Architecture and the Built Environment; TU Delft History, Form & Aesthetics) Contributor Baptist, V. (mentor) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Programme Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences Project AR2A011 Date 2024-04-18 Abstract This essay explores the relationship between dwelling architecture and mental health, with a particular focus on the housing constructed in Vienna and London between 1840 and 1919, during a period of unprecedented growth that followed the Industrial Revolution. Contemporary building standards guarantee that current dwelling architecture does not have a negative impact on the residents’ health. Moreover, the extensive research conducted in recent years on the relationship between architecture and mental health informs current housing design. However, since these practices are relatively new, understanding the impact of older housing on mental well-being is crucial in determining whether those apartments are still habitable. By examining the historical and architectural contexts of Viennese “Zinshäuser” and London’s Victorian houses, this study identifies key architectural elements present in these buildings, analyzes what caused specific dwelling architecture typologies to form, and explores how they can affect the mental health of their occupants today. To answer this final section, a comparative analysis of Vienna and London is conducted through a questionnaire, revealing disparities in housing conditions and their effects on residents’ mental health. Subject housingZinshausVictorian housingmental healthdwelling architecture To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:4510bd3b-e002-46ca-a777-3780a491b79e Part of collection Student theses Document type student report Rights © 2024 Ana Nistor Files PDF AR2A011_Architectural_His ... Nistor.pdf 1.25 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:4510bd3b-e002-46ca-a777-3780a491b79e/datastream/OBJ/view