Papers by Claus Bechdanielsen
Tectonic Thinking in Architecture
Home Dissolution: What Happens After Separation?
Housing Studies, 2008
Building a home and creating a family are highly interconnected processes. So what happens to the... more Building a home and creating a family are highly interconnected processes. So what happens to the home when people separate or divorce? This paper addresses this question using both a quantitative and a qualitative approach. Based on an extensive database with socio-economic background data of 42 000 separated Danish couples in 2002, the housing careers of both partners were followed
Creating a new home. Somali, Iraqi and Turkish immigrants and their homes in Danish social housing
Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 2012
Housing researchers are increasingly focusing on how different groups of residents use their dwel... more Housing researchers are increasingly focusing on how different groups of residents use their dwelling and transform it into a home. In this article, we look at the homes of immigrants in Danish social housing. The article is based on qualitative interviews with Somali, Iraqi and Turkish immigrants, and it includes a review of the literature regarding the home in general, as well as a discussion on the home for immigrants. Some authors argue that the home and the meaning of the dwelling are socially constructed rather than depending on universal human needs. This means that immigrants from other cultures might find another meaning in the concept of ‘home’ than their Danish neighbours. Thus the main issue for our research is to ascertain the extent to which immigrants are able to identify with their dwelling and to establish ‘home’ in Danish social housing. Does the meaning of the dwelling amongst immigrants differ from the one we, according to the theory, would expect from other resi...
Renovering af almene bebyggelser
Arkitekten, 2012
Byggeri for nye generationer
Global Okologi, 2003
Dansk Sociologi
Bolig, familieliv og hjemfølelse er historisk og kulturelt tæt knyttet sammen. I denne artikel er... more Bolig, familieliv og hjemfølelse er historisk og kulturelt tæt knyttet sammen. I denne artikel er vi derfor interesseret i, hvad der sker med forholdet til boligen og med hjemfølelsen, når familien går i opløsning, og en eller begge parter flytter i forbindelse med en skilsmisse. Artiklen rummer dels en teoretisk introduktion til den internationale teori vedrørende bolig og hjemfølelse, dels en analyse af kvalitative interview med fraskilte om deres praktiske og følelsesmæssige forhold til deres bolig og hjem før og efter skilsmissen. Analysen peger på, at de følelsesmæssige bånd til en familiebolig kan forsvinde i dét øjeblik, beslutningen om en skilsmisse er truffet. Det praktiske arbejde med at etablere og indrette et nyt hjem kan blive en vigtig måde at søge ny identitet som enlig, og problemer med at finde et sted at bo, og deraf følgende midlertidige boliger, kan derfor gøre livet efter skilsmissen ekstra svært. Undersøgelsen peger endvidere på, at til trods for at mange frask...
Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture
In this paper, the author focuses on spaces used for personal hygiene-the bathroom. The paper beg... more In this paper, the author focuses on spaces used for personal hygiene-the bathroom. The paper begins with a description of the hygienic movement in the late 19th century. At that time, urinating took place in semi-public spaces outside the dwelling. Today, the WC has moved well into the dwelling, and in many dwellings, the bathroom has developed as the most private space. Thus, the bathroom can be regarded as the last domain of privacy in today's housing, and in a number of new dwellings this quality is exploited in new ways. The development of "space for hygiene" in the 20th century will be studied by analyzing the spatial organization of dwellings.
The Revitalisation of Post-War Danish Residential Areas
Tectonic Thinking in Architecture
Moderne arkitektur - hva' er meningen?
Et arkitektonisk syn på renoveringer af almene boligbebyggelser i Danmark
Nordic Journal of Architectural Research, Dec 29, 2012
Ghettoer - et spørgsmål om arkitektur
Politiken, Dec 13, 2008
Second homes – another life in another Suburbia
Nordisk Arkitekturforskning, 2011
Boligsituationen omkring skilsmisser
Byplan, 2006
Smukkere renoveringer. En forskningsopgave om arkitektonisk kvalitet ved renovering af nyere boligområder
Nordisk Arkitekturforskning, 1999
Sommerhuset - om at komme ud og væk og være sammen
Nordic Architectural Research
Nordisk Arkitekturforskning, 2013
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