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Safety for all: crime prevention through architecture and urban planning

cities, buildings and places free from crime
living spaces where everyone feels safe
wellbeing and quality of life for all
resource focus: stabilization and enhancement of built structures

PROBLEM

Crime in living spaces: complexity and symptom control

new projects without the crime phenomenon in mind
lack of knowledge of actors
helplessness in dealing with crime
fear and the withdrawal of residents
having to live with crime in everyday life

SOLUTION

Looking at causes through architectural psychology: understanding effects

safety can be planned
explain phenomena scientifically
understanding interrelationships and making them visible
analysis of built structures
implementation in planning & development

CHANGE

A holistic view aiming for long-term habitat quality

safety as a human right is a priority
empowerment for actors
environment free from crime
residents can become active
tools for dealing with crime in your environment
quality of life

Building demolition out of necessity

Are humans really that destructive?

This article provides information on indications that architecture is contributing to vacancy, crime, and even seemingly inevitable demolition. If the architectural factors are taken into account at an early stage, this can be avoided.

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Learning from mistakes of Pruitt Igoe

What recommendations can be provided?

The article summarizes some identified factors as lessons learned from the literature related to the failure of Pruitt Igoe. At the end, the benefits of a human science analysis as performed by AAC are explained.

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The team

As the AAC team, Janine & Konrad draw attention to challenges related to crime and architecture and point out possible solutions. For them, cities and architecture have a social responsibility and task.

Konrad Melzer

Human centered architecture

Both have a classical university education in architecture and both are specialized in housing and architectural psychology. Janine & Konrad share a devoted interest in living spaces where coexistence and nature can flourish. Safe living spaces support the need for safety and are an essential human right for all.

AAC

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Janine Müller

HUMANarchitect

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