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17th Vienna Housing Research Day, Nov 27, 2018: The Future of Housing in the Digital Age
Digitalization, urbanization and climate change, population growth and the strong convergence of the metropolitan region as well as the increasing dynamics of the real estate market are changing the general conditions for housing policy and require permanent adjustments. In this context, the Housing Research Day doesn’t set one single focus this year, but rather allows a wider view of the different current challenges. In addition, it gives an insight into current projects of the housing research program, which address these specific questions. more

Current data and facts about housing in Vienna in the annual report
The new edition of the annual report "Housing in Vienna" gives an overview of current activities of Viennese housing construction companies and provides facts and figures about new construction projects and research initiatives. The report focuses on the Viennese flagship project "Smarter Together" and the International Building Exhibition "IBA_Wien 2022 - New Social Housing", for which IBA areas were defined in 2017 and initial project ideas were developed. The next issue of the report will be published in early 2019. more

International Conference "Housing for All", Dec 4-5, 2018
Which legal and financial framework conditions are needed in Europe for more investments in affordable housing? What added value does social housing create for Europe's cities and the economy? These and other questions will be discussed within the framework of the conference –initiated by the City of Vienna and Wiener Wohnen – by international representatives from EU institutions, politics, science and the housing sector. In addition, the results of the urban partnership for affordable housing within the EU urban agenda will be presented. more

Conference proceedings "Promoting access to adequate, affordable and decent housing for all"
The topic of adequate, affordable housing was the focus of an international conference that took place in April 2018 in a cooperation between the United Nations Economic Commission and the City of Vienna. At the center of the discussion was the implementation of the Geneva UN Charter on Sustainable Housing. The conference proceedings give an insight into the planned activities to promote affordable housing at European level and also highlights the topic discussed in the conference – the impact of the sharing economy on the housing market. more

We’re outgrowing our borders – strategies for housing in the metropolitan region
Not only the population of the City of Vienna is growing for many years, but also the conurbation area is witnessing a dynamic development. Already today the urban agglomeration of Vienna is an interwoven metropolitan area in which administrative borders play a diminishing role. The demand for high-quality housing in well-connected locations with decent infrastructure endowment is increasing – within and outside the city borders – and underlines the importance of close cooperation between the municipalities of the metropolitan region. The Vienna Housing Research Day 2017, therefore, focussed on the development of common solutions beyond formal boundaries. more

700 years of roof cadastre Vienna / City Centre
A pilot project of the Federal Monuments Office in cooperation with the City of Vienna and the Federal Chancellery.The Viennese roofscape harbors a previously untapped treasure of century-old wooden structures. This stock has changed significantly in recent decades. From a closed historical texture, a heterogeneous ensemble of roofs transformed by contemporary interventions has developed. For this reason, the Federal Monuments Authority Austria together with the City of Vienna and the Federal Chancellery launched the research project in 2016 and 2017 to analyse the historic roof structures of the First District. more

Vienna strengthens "Social Housing" in EU city partnerships
Housing is the topic of one of the twelve EU city partnership programs that are at the heart of the EU Urban Agenda adopted by the Council of the European Union in 2016. The coordination of the partnership has been taken over by Vienna together with Slovakia. The aim is to work together with cities, Member States, European institutions and networks or private partners to develop legislative and financial improvement proposals and a joint action plan that includes concrete actions at European, national and local level. more

European initiative for Public Utility Housing
Executive City Councillor Dr. Michael Ludwig is starting an initiative to perpetuate the success of public utility housing. The topic has become increasingly controversial, not least because of the debates about the contested trade agreements, TTIP and CETA. To kick off the initiative, this year’s Vienna Housing Research Day on 3rd November 2016 will include lectures and discussions between international and local experts, outlining perspectives for the dissemination of the concept of limited-profit housing in Europe. more

15th Housing Research Day, 3 November 2016: Lifestyles | Residents‘ satisfaction | Safety
Vienna is boosting social housing construction. The quality standards set for all stages, from planning through to completion, are high. The degree, to which completed housing projects meet the needs and expectations of later residents, can only be determined after the first dwellers have moved in. Surveys on residents’ satisfaction have given an insight into how successfully housing projects have been able to reach their targets, while also providing valuable lessons for future project. more

IBA Talks – the International Building Exhibition’s platform for dialogue
With the IBA_Vienna 2022 „New Social Housing“, Vienna has set itself the challenge of finding innovative solutions and approaches towards the current and future challenges faced by housing policy and urban development. The IBA Talks form a platform for the discussion of the Building Exhibition’s programme with international experts, along clearly defined thematic threads. more

Monitoring settlement in Seestadt Aspern
The creation of Seestadt (Lake City) Aspern is a unique urban development project. A current research project by the University of Vienna has allowed for the first ever scientifically monitored settlement of a newly created district in Vienna. Which expectations do the new residents have for their new environment? Which living environments, cultures, lifestyles and neighbourhoods are developing in the Seestadt? How is the new district evolving and what are the challenges for social environments? more

Vienna becomes proud IBA host.
For the first time an International Building Exhibition will focus on the theme “Socially sustainable housing in the 21st century”. Soon to be seen in Vienna. In the next few years the “IBA Vienna” will serve as an experimental ground for innovation both in the fields of new housing construction and urban renewal, in order to present best-practice cases to an international public and to engage in a cross-border discourse. Four urban quarters will become laboratories and showrooms of the exhibition. The kick-off tooks place on 29 February 2016 at a public stakeholder conference. more

SMART Housing in the focus.
Vienna’s SMART Housing Programme provides compact affordable housing through optimum use of the floor space of each flat. SMART flats stand out due to their suitability for daily use combined with low equity and rent levels. The flats are a bit smaller than those in standard funded housing, but still offer a generous spatial experience. Alternative options of room layout, endowment and free space give individual leeway to the tenants. A new video clip explains the model. more

Housing Research Day “Housing policy as a tool for city making” – documentation.
The dynamic growth of the city population poses new challenges to housing policy: Housing policy not only has to provide for housing supply on a large scale, but needs to contribute to city making. New, vibrant urban quarters are required, that even more than today integrate different functions like living and working, education and leisure; and which manage to “interact” with the surrounding urban district and its inhabitants. Before this background, the housing research day focussed on the urban design dimension of housing. more

Workshop proceedings „Growing older – living independently“.
Both, the absolute number and the share of elderly people in Vienna are increasing – and in particular for the elderly the living environment becomes more and more important. Three recent projects of the housing research programme therefore address different aspects of housing for the elderly and provided the background of a workshop the proceedings of which have now been published in a brochure. more

Study “Living in residential towers”.
Like in other European cities, also in Vienna high-rise housing is getting increased attention in recent years as urban form of living. The internationally much debated questions of “vertically condensed housing”, its social as well as economic sustainability, quality of living conditions, and embedment into the urban context are in the focus of a new study of the University of Vienna. more

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