Million Programme era
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The Million Programme era was a large-scale Swedish public housing initiative from the 1960s–1970s aimed at rapidly building modern, affordable homes to address housing shortages and improve living standards.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Million Programme | 1 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swedish government program
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housing program ⓘ urban development initiative ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Miljonprogrammet
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Million Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| amenityIncluded |
bathrooms in every flat
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central heating ⓘ indoor plumbing ⓘ modern kitchens ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Kingdom of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
functionalism
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modernism ⓘ |
| country | Sweden ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
insufficient social planning
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monotonous architecture ⓘ poor urban design ⓘ |
| endTime | 1974 ⓘ |
| followedBy | renovation programs for Million Programme housing ⓘ |
| goal |
alleviate housing shortage in Sweden
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build one million dwellings in ten years ⓘ improve living standards ⓘ provide modern affordable housing ⓘ replace substandard housing ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
concentration of immigrants in certain suburbs
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creation of large suburban housing estates ⓘ demolition of older inner-city housing stock ⓘ long-term maintenance challenges ⓘ rapid urbanization in Sweden ⓘ reduction of overcrowded housing ⓘ social segregation in some estates ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Swedish central government
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municipal housing companies ⓘ private construction firms ⓘ |
| initiatedBy | Swedish Social Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | post-war mass housing policies ⓘ |
| language | Swedish ⓘ |
| legislativeBasis | Swedish housing policy reforms of the 1960s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSiteOfActivity |
Gothenburg metropolitan area
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Malmö metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ Stockholm metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ medium-sized Swedish cities ⓘ suburban areas in Sweden ⓘ |
| partOf |
Swedish welfare state expansion
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post-war European housing programs ⓘ |
| praisedFor |
providing modern amenities
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raising minimum housing standards ⓘ rapidly reducing housing shortage ⓘ |
| startTime | 1965 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
architectural criticism
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research on social housing ⓘ urban renewal debates in Sweden ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ |
| typicalBuildingType |
high-rise apartment blocks
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row houses ⓘ slab blocks ⓘ tower blocks ⓘ |
| uses |
industrialized construction methods
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prefabricated concrete elements ⓘ |
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