Use vacant properties!
Vienna is growing, yet at the same time, spaces for living, culture, education, and commerce remain vacant. In the fall of 2024, a broad alliance of Viennese and nationwide architectural and cultural institutions organized a three-part discussion series entitled "Utilize Vacancies! Ways to activate vacant properties in Vienna." The discussion series was accompanied by considerable media interest and, in the run-up to the 2025 Vienna state and municipal elections, placed the recording and use of vacant properties in Vienna on the political agenda. The discussion series is based on a catalog of demands that summarizes numerous measures for activating vacant properties in Vienna
SOS Tummelplatz
In a few days, on 27 June 2023, the "Redesign Tummelplatz" competition will be decided. The jury meeting that decides the competition is probably the last chance to discuss whether the Tummelplatz should actually be redesigned or rather renovated. An appeal to the competition jury.
Project of the century
In December, the Graz City Council is set to decide on the new city tunnel for the S-Bahn. If this democratically legitimised decision on the S-Bahn expansion is accepted, many questions arise regarding the further planning of this once-in-a-century project. The involvement of experts and the public will be crucial to its future viability