What is Nostr?
jacobinmag.com / Jacobin
npub1cxw…vfu6
2025-02-02 14:01:18

How Amsterdam’s Early Social Housing Failed Workers

jacobinmag.com (nprofile…ej22)

In 1901, the city government of Amsterdam passed the Woningwet (“Housing Act”). Greenlighting the long-awaited demolition of the city’s privately owned slums, the act earmarked funds for local cooperatives to construct more sound, spacious, hygienic, and aesthetically pleasing spaces. Many of these neighborhoods — including Transvaalbuurt, Rivierenbuurt, and De Pijp — still exist. But while […]
https://jacobin.com/2025/02/amsterdam-social-housing-architecture-workers/
Author Public Key
npub1cxwturs6tupm30z8m5rtdgtm7srx3yxq0cgyqvyc7vzwhrtehq8qsevfu6