With this year’s Summer School, the inter-university ResearchLab “New Social Housing” (TU and University of Vienna) focusses on large scale housing estates and their current requirements. From the 17th to the 23rd of September, 26 young researchers work together with an internationally renowned faculty of scholars from the fields of architecture, urban planning and sociology on the content and methodology of their research projects. At the same time, an opportunity for a lively and critical examination of the tradition and the present of social housing in Vienna opens up for the participants. The summer school takes place in conjunction with the IBA Vienna and is funded by the Vienna Housing Research Programme.
Two evening events are aimed at a wider public audience:
▢ CREATIVE TRANSFORMATION OF LARGE SCALE HOUSING
Tuesday, September 18th | 7 pm
Theater Brett, Münzwardeingasse 2, Vienna
Lectures
Florian Urban (Glasgow School of Art)
Charles Landry (London)
Subsequent discussion with
Anita Aigner (TU Wien)
Marie Glaser (ETH Wohnforum)
und Kurt Hofstetter (IBA Wien)
Moderation:
Christoph Reinprecht (Uni Wien)
Simon Güntner (TU Wien)
Large scale housing estates of the 1960s and 1970s have a bad reputation. Their industrial design and their functional, standardized character are criticized as well as the high degree of atomization, the anonymity of social relationships and their often isolated location in the city outskirts. Which possibilities and concepts exist to make these residential buildings attractive for its older and newer residents, but also in terms of neighborhood and urban development? Florian Urban and Charles Landry, who have presented much acclaimed contributions on this question in recent years, in their lectures develop perspectives for creative further development of large-scale housing. Anita Aigner, Marie Glaser and Kurt Hofstetter comment on these lectures from a sociological and urban planning perspective and with regard to the topic “New Social Housing” at the IBA Vienna.
▢ RENEWAL OF SOCIAL HOUSING –
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES AND LESSONS FOR VIENNA
Thursday, September 20 | 6 pm
Kuppelsaal der TU Wien, Karlsplatz 13, Vienna
Roundtable with
Ingrid Breckner (Hafen City University Hamburg)
Gabu Heindl (architect and urbanist, Vienna)
Sarah Leaney (University of Brighton)
Rudi Scheuvens (TU Wien)
Moderation:
Christoph Reinprecht (Uni Wien)
Simon Güntner (TU Wien)
Which international experiences exist regarding renovation and renewal of large scale housing complexes? Which conflicts appear unavoidable, which measures prove to be of value, from which solutions in the sense of good/best practices could Vienna learn as well? The roundtable discussion provides insights into the research work of the 26 participants of the Summer School and discusses their relevance for social housing in Vienna.