Organiser of the Vienna Housing Research Days
City of Vienna, MA 50
Dr. Wolfgang Förster
www.wien.gv.at

Project Management
Europaforum Wien - Centre for Urban Dialogue and European Policy
Dr. Johannes Lutter
Rahlgasse 3/2
1060 Vienna
T +43 1 585 85 10
F +43 1 585 85 10 30
institut.efweuropaforum.or.at
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RESEARCH TRACK:
INTERNATIONAL HOUSING AND URBAN RENEWAL


Projects 2011

District Work Elsewhere – Excursion to the city of Hamburg: The team of the Local Urban Renewal Office for District 12 (GB*12) visited various urban renewal projects in Hamburg. This excursion report provides a short insight into the approaches to different issues of urban renewal and district work that despite similar aims are quite different. »

Housing and Housing Policies in Large Cities (since 2001): Housing has always been a top priority on the municipal agenda of Vienna. This tradition has produced tangible results which have won international acclaim. Its excellent reputation provides an incentive to the municipality to check continuously whether it makes best use of the potentials available in Vienna. »

Theophil Hansen’s Spaces for Living and Working: The 120th anniversary of Theophil Hansen’s death and the upcoming 200th anniversary of his birth provide occasions for the Austrian Architects Association to illuminate the milieu in which this important architect practiced, his clients’ cultural aspirations, and his significance as one of the defining architects of Vienna’s Ring Street era. »


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