Vienna — Let's Talk About Cities podcast

Let's Talk About Cities #6 - Self-initiated Housing

In today's episode, we will talk about self-initiated housing, starting by trying to find a definition, giving some historical background information and exploring the different motives why people engage in projects like that. We will discuss the different ownership and financing models and also go into detail with one self-initiated housing project that was realized in Vienna in 2015, LiSA.

We will also discuss self-initiated housing more critically and explore why its not available to many.

Urban Planning, Politics, ArchitectureStudio Incontro28 November 2021Baugruppen, Urban Planning, Architecture, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Freiburg, Tübingen, Hamburg, ViennaComment

Let's Talk About Cities #3 – Red Vienna

In this episode, we will talk about Red Vienna, starting by giving some historical background information and introducing the at the time revolutionary ideas that were implemented and are still relevant today. Furthermore, we will discuss how the projects were financed and also go into detail with the Karl-Marx-Hof as a well-known example for municipal housing in Vienna that still shapes the cityscape today.

Architecture, Politics, Urban PlanningMattias Kallin29 August 2021Vienna, Politics, Social Democracy, Civil War, Housing, Urban PlanningComment