Integration & architecture 1960s
Analyzing how architects dealt with the integration of guest workers from the 1960s through Alvaro Siza’s Punt Komma project
A. Asag-Gau (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
J.A.M. Baeten – Mentor (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
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Abstract
his article examines the integration of migrants in the Netherlands in the 1960s and its connection with architecture. It examines how architecture, specifically Alvaro Siza’s Punt Komma project in The Hague’s Schilderswijk district contributed to the integration of migrants. The essay poses three research questions on the background of migration in the Netherlands in the 1960s, the obstacles the Punt Komma project faced, and how
the design and layout of the project contributed to the integration of migrants into Dutch society. Intended for
architects who want to learn from successful integration projects, the essay explores various theoretical frameworks related to social sustainability, inclusivity, and community development in
architecture