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?

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...