ABSTRACT
This chapter considers the lack of recognition of and provision for young children's activities within the body of multi-family dwelling units, particularly as it applies to high-rise apartment buildings three storeys in height. It identifies some of the historical and cultural conditions that have led society to ignore child-oriented high-rise design. The chapter discusses some mechanisms for the implementation of child-oriented design. It explains design knowledge and information that can assist in resolving the problems in existing developments and prevents them in future ones. To understand the historical implications of high-rise housing for children, it is necessary to relate the historical context to the development and meaning of cultural norms. High-rise residents form an ideologically disenfranchized social sector of a society whose ideology is oriented toward the 'rightness' of the single-family dwelling. The product is a facility or facilities for children within the housing environment.
