Social housing with self-determination: Wiener Wohnen’s quest to involve tenants in decision-making
Vienna is the largest municipal housing owner in Europe. About half of the city’s population lives in subsidised housing, while only around 30% of the
Officine Zero – experimenting new ways of co-working
Officine Zero (OZ) was born in 2012 following the failure of the RSI corporation (ex Wagon-lits). The re-appropriation of the corporation’s facilities by the workers, with a vast support of
ANVA – promoting the interests of food vendors in markets
ANVA, the National Association for Commerce on Public Areas, is a professional association that gathers workers operating on commercial public areas. ANVA is counted among the founding members of Confesercenti
We defend markets – citizens’ initiative to protect the public good
Anna Maria Bianchi is the president of the association “carteinregola”, an initiative aimed at promoting collaboration between citizens and committees as well as other associations in Rome. Among the activities offered
Displaced – Co-designing refugee housing
Displaced in Vienna (AT) is an initiative of TU Wien architecture students and professors. In collaboration with the Red Cross, the building accommodating refugees has been transformed and furnished through
Bockwerk – Crafts and skills for better refugee integration
Bockwerk in Vienna is a wood workshop for refugees. In this workshop, refugees awaiting their asylum status learn to work with wood and build high-quality design objects together with designers
Borghetto San Carlo – a young farmers’ cooperative
A few steps away from Rome’s Via Trionfale you can find the Borghetto San Carlo. A little piece of countryside in North Rome, the Borghetto consists of several farm buildings surrounded
Auróra – Egy ház a társadalmi aktivizmus számára
“A legnagyobb bevételünk alapvetően az, hogy nagyon sok önkéntessel dolgozunk” A korábbi, Király utcai színháztermet és klubot magába foglaló háromszintes helyiségét 2011-ben elvesztő Marom Egyesület 2014-ben nyitotta meg új helyszínét
Accommodating innovation: temporary use and the access to vacant urban properties in Europe
Temporary use is a learning process of accommodating innovation and adapting needs and capacities to available resources. It offers benefits to owners and users, in terms of security, maintenance, anchor
Civic participation and the management of urban green spaces
European cities are still in the wake of the economic crisis. Public administrations are struggling with urban maintenance and the delivery of local services. Driven by community energies, citizen participation