Workshop 17: The Future of Housing in the Digital Age - Strategies for Social Housing in Vienna and the Metropolitan Region
Tuesday, November 27th, 2018, 13 – 17 p.m.
Tech Gate Vienna, Donau-City-Straße 1, 1220 Vienna


What is it about?
In a time of ever faster global change, the long-standing tradition of Vienna‘s social housing policy is an extraordinary constant. However, digitalisation, 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. Alain Thierstein, Professor of Spatial Development at the Technical University of Munich, addresses in his guest lecture the question of how digitalisation is changing urban spaces and how this influences actions and design processes in planning and housing policies.

Program


13:00 Start of the event


Welcome address
Kathrin Gaál, Executive City Councillor for Housing, Housing Construction and Women

Introduction
Georg Fellner, City of Vienna, MA 50, Head of Housing research

Moderation
Johannes Lutter, Urban Innovation Vienna


13:30 The future of housing in the metropolitan region


Guest lecture
Space usage patterns, digital transformation and new complexity
Alain Thierstein, Professor of Spatial Development, TU Munich

Impulse talk
Growing together – acting together. Possibilities for cooperation in affected regional areas
Peter Görgl, University of Vienna, Institute for Geography and Regional research

Commentary
Renate Zuckerstätter, SUM – Conurbation Area Management Vienna / Lower Austria


14:30 Break



15:00 Housing in the digital age


Impulse talk
Social effects of digitalisation in the field of housing - an empirical research
Günther Ogris, SORA Institute for Social Research and Consulting

Commentary
Heidi Pretterhofer, Pretterhofer Arquitectos


15:40 Housing in the age of climate change


Impulse talk
„Green up your City“ – Greeing facades and roofs in subsidized housing
Florian Reinwald, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Institute for Landscape Planning

Commentary
Paul Oblak, City of Vienna, Head of Competence Centre Green and Environmental Infrastructure, Environment at Executive Group for Construction and Technology


16:20 Living together in the age of demographic fluctuation


Impulse talk
Changing neighbourhoods – Conclusions for housing
Daniele Karasz, University of Vienna, Institute for Culture and Social anthropology

Commentary
Andrea Breitfuss, kon-text engineering office for urban planning


17:00 Networking & Buffet