The children who pay the price

Modern families in Amsterdam

Master thesis (2020)

Authors

M.J.B. van Rijzingen Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

T.W. Kupers Teachers of Practice (supervisor 1)
F. Adema Teachers of Practice (supervisor 1)
P.S. van der Putt Public Building and Housing Design (supervisor 1)
A. Mulder Education and Student Affairs (supervisor 2)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2020 Max van Rijzingen
Housing Amsterdam Dutch Housing Modern families
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Published Date

30-01-2020

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

Families are the center of society. They bring life to the neighborhood and the city as a whole. Children play a crucial role and turn the city from a place of mobility to a space of activity. However, not every child grows up in the social setting we are familiar with. More and more children grow up in a modern type of family in which they need to deal with rapidly changing social circumstances. Architecture can offer solution to help these families finding their place inside the city. Prioritizing the children in the living environment and the support for parents and stepparents offers the baseline of a design for modern families.
These two key points shape the base of this graduation project focused on both the modern and traditional families. Because every family deserves a home and every child needs the opportunity to be child without paying the price for the social circumstances in the family.