Collaborative housing is the new buzz word among citizens of Europe’s biggest cities. Some are asking whether this is just a trend or something that we need to deal with on the long run. At the Urbanpromo Social Housing conference, in October 2017 in Turin, a collective of international and Italian experts gathered to address… Read More Collaborative housing as a source of disruptive innovation
This is the second in a series of 3 articles about the Fondazione Housing Sociale Non-Profit in Italy. Special thanks to Chiara Rizzica for providing the context and material for this article. To read part I- click here. Building and financing social housing is an exercise in patience and diligence. Finding the funds,… Read More Ground Breaking Funding Concepts in Italy’s Social Housing Sector
I recently had the pleasure of meeting Chiara Rizzica of Fondazione Housing Sociale who is from Milan, Italy. She is both an architect and the person responsible for coordinating International Partnership projects. In our discussions, I learned that the organization she works for is not a social housing company but a new aged consultancy… Read More How Italy’s Fondazione Housing Sociale is Revolutionizing the Social Housing Sector-
How do Social and Public Housing Associations respond to tenant needs? It is hard to imagine a better example of responsiveness to tenant needs than what is taking place in Copenhagen. I recently met Ulia Gregor who works for a large social housing organization called DAB Copenhagen. In fact, her organization has over 50,000 units.… Read More Great Advice from Denmark on Supporting Social Housing Tenant Rights
There are often complaints that the public sector is not innovative enough or is far behind the private sector. While there is truth in that statement, there are still hundreds of housing authorities around the world trying out and experimenting with new ideas to help the citizens and residents of their communities. Here are a… Read More 5 Brilliant Public Housing Innovations
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of meeting and hearing from Ilka Ruby a Berlin based publisher and curator on subjects regarding architecture and urban-ism. She focused on different social housing projects from around Europe, America and Asia. You can find here website here- Mrs. Ruby gave several examples of social housing ghettos… Read More Public Housing Architecture: The New Architecture of the Collective
The International Social Housing Festival celebrated the long tradition of providing affordable housing all over the world, but aimed at tackling the most prevalent challenges social housing is facing right now and in the future. The festival was organised around three central themes: migration to cities, segregation and in equality, and diversification. As one of… Read More 7 Lessons On Diversification In Social Housing
The keynote speaker Ilka Ruby a Berlin based publisher and curator on subjects regarding architecture and urbanism delivered a morning speech. She focused on different social housing projects from around Europe, America and Asia. You can find here website here- Mrs. Ruby gave several examples of social housing ghettos in Berlin, France and Sweden that… Read More ‘A social housing project without amenities is not social at all’ keynote by Ilka Ruby
Below are ideas for helping tenants given by 3 speakers at the international public housing conference in Amsterdam. Idea 1: From Northern Ireland: Supporting those with dementia The speaker did a good job explaining the increasing needs of elderly tenants. The presenter focused on how a housing organization can help those suffering from dementia. Dr. McPeake… Read More Public Housing: 3 Innovative Ideas to Address Tenant Needs
Maria Chiara Cela, from Societa cooperative, Milan spoke about a project where they renovated 180 empty apartments in the Milan area. These were apartments that agencies around the area did not have money to renovate or fix. The co-operative fixed these houses and then housed migrants from 26 different countries. Their agency is working very… Read More Creating a Strong Social Mix in Milan, Italy
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