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Book Presentation and Discussion: EXPLORING LIVING TOGETHER. THEN. TODAY. TOMORROW.

© wohnlabor

10.07.2019

Wednesday July 10, 2019 | 7:00pm
Haus der Architektur| Mariahilferstraße 2

The event is dedicated to communal forms of living and participation in architecture. Following the official presentation of two thematic books, insights and potential for future developments will be discussed with experts from research and practice.

The books presented will be:

Andrea Jany: Experiment Wohnbau - Die partizipative Architektur des Modell Steiermark, jovis 2019. 

As an alternative to standardized mass housing construction in the post-war years, an independent typology developed in Styrian social housing in the early 1970s. It is a portrayal of a historic-social history, in which 28 housing projects are presented and evaluated on the basis of a survey of the level of satisfaction of current users.

wohnlabor: gemeinsam wohnen gestalten, HDA 2019.

As part of Architecture Summer 2018, wohnlabor planned a colorful and intensive week with the aim of exploring how we as a society want to live in the future. The findings from a workshop with residents and guest contributions from experts in research and practice show how community living can be successful. Using concrete examples, the book outlines the diversity of housing and encourages us to take the design of our living spaces into our hands.

Podium Discussion:
Hermann Schaller | Styrian Provincial Council for Housing
Robert Temel | Architecture and Urban Researcher. Platform Baukulturpolitik, WoGen
Karla Kowalski | Architect, Artist. Szyszkowitz-Kowalski
Thomas Cain | Architect and Housing Researcher. Studio Magic, balloon
Andrea Jany | Architecture and Housing Researcher. akk TU Graz
Martin Röck | Architecture and Sustainability Researcher. wohnlabor, AGNHB TU Graz

Moderator:
Angelika Hinterbrandner | Architectural designer and editor, ARCH +

An event by HDA, wohnlabor and Andrea Jany
Supported by: Forum Wohn.Bau.Politik, Land Steiermark, Institute for Housing Research, akk, Faculty of Architecture