Architect Johan Niegeman was one of the few Dutch lecturers at the famous Bauhaus. Together with Mart Stam he designed and built several social housing projects in the Soviet Union. Niegeman’s goal was to achieve a better quality of housing, for the masses, but especially for groups living in poor conditions, the ‘precarious citizens’.
‘Designing for Precarious Citizens’ shows several design projects in which designers and students of product design applied Niegeman’s ideas to today’s society. Who are the precarious citizens today and how can design serve them? Designers can play a crucial role in improving the living conditions of these people. The book is richly illustrated for inspiration.
