Panel Discussion
Az W topical: Housing for Refugees
brief lecture and discussion
Az W topical: Housing for Refugees
© arquitectos
in German
The issue of humane housing for displaced persons has not been clearly addressed despite the end of the discussion on the Eberau first-stop take-up centre for refugees — on the contrary, following a socio-political debate that was not held along pragmatic lines the project, which was dropped, left almost all of the relevant issues unresolved.
How can a practical approach to providing humanitarian aid be found outside a stigmatising political debate? What are the existing functional approaches to solutions for the basic need for housing? Is an integrative policy for refugees a luxury? Can we have a constructive social policy based on functional concepts for space?
Following a talk by Ute Bock — founder of and driving force behind the Flüchtlingsprojekt Ute Bock, which now runs over 70 homes, Heidi Pretterhofer and Dieter Spath, “arquitectos”/architects, present the urban development study “Macondo, Flüchtlingsdorf am Stadtrand von Wien” (Macondo refugee village on the periphery of Vienna). This presentation is followed by a round of discussions on aspects of housing for refugees, with Ute Bock, Barbara Holub, Architektengruppe transparadiso, Karl Langer/architect of the neunerHaus home for homeless senior citizens, Charles Ofoedu, author, and Peter Scheifinger/ architect of the “In der Wiesen Interethnic Neighbourhood”. The discussion is moderated by the culture theorist Elke Krasny.
7pm Brigitte Eisl, Az W, welcome address
7.10pm Ute Bock, the Ute Bock refugee project, ‘A Glance’
7.30pm Heidi Pretterhofer and Dieter Spath, arquitectos”/architects, “Macondo refugee village on the periphery of Vienna”
8pm panel discussion with:
Ute Bock, the Ute Bock refugee project
Barbara Holub, architect and artist
Karl Langer, architect
Charles Ofoedu, author
Peter Scheifinger, architect
moderated by Elke Krasny, culture theorist and curator
Followed by:
Az W – catering (drinks) at the Podium