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Qualitative case study of Hallenwohnen, the Kalkbreite cooperative's legal hall dwelling in Zurich's Zollhaus, and how its residents share space.
A socio-spatial approach to the first legal hall dwelling setting in Switzerland: The case study of Hallenwohnen in Zurich
Springer
2022
Zurich, Switzerland
Explores innovative office conversion metrics, revealing hidden sustainability benefits and unexpected stakeholder impacts.
Transformation meter for offices: A tool to assess opportunities and risks of adaptive reuse
BookRxiv
2025
A Swiss co‑op houses 1,250 residents, diverse firms, varied architects, and an award‑winning primary school.
Zürich: co-operative living
Monocle Films on YouTube
2019 · February
Zurich, Switzerland
Messina’s seismic legacy reveals centuries‑spanning anti‑earthquake innovations, hidden patents, and archival revelations.
Messina: story of a town 'expert' on earthquakes. Via Risorgimento, a palimpsest of 'anti-seismic' building systems
Annals of Geophysics
2019
Messina, Italy
Bulgaria to Begin Developing New National Housing Strategy With Focus on Social Housing, Says Regional Development Minister
BTA
Bulgaria
Tenants saved 328 19th‑century homes, forming a cooperative that still battles privatisation and rising rents.
The struggle of the tenants of Gelsenkirchen in Germany (Flöz Dickebank)
Citégo
2008
Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Case study reveals 35 families relocated, 143 individuals supported, aiming to dissolve Pata Rat by 2030.
Housing for the vulnerable and most deprived in Cluj Metropolitan Area
European Urban Initiative
2024 · November
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Court upheld indirect discrimination ruling; “abusive occupant” rule disproportionately blocks Romani families from social housing.
Romanian Court of Appeal Rules Cluj-Napoca Housing Policy Indirectly Discriminates Against Roma
European Roma Rights Centre
2026 · June
Romania
Norwegian funding transformed Pata‑Rât, delivering 75 new homes, extensive education, health aid, and community‑wide empowerment.
The right to a decent life! How the lives of the most disadvantaged community in Cluj-Napoca started to change with the help of Norway Grants
EEA Grants Romania
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Greek housing cooperatives remain rare, yet legal reforms, historic attempts, and public‑policy roles hint at untapped potential.
Is cooperative housing possible in Greece?
Heinrich Böll Stiftung - Thessaloniki Office
2022 · September
Greece
The State of Housing in Europe: Lithuania
Housing Europe
2025 · October
Lithuania
Cities 4 Co-Housing – Thessaloniki Investment Plan
URBACT
2026 · May
Thessaloniki, Greece
Nearly one‑tenth face severe deprivation; 59% of families with children cramped, far above EU average.
The housing problem in Romania: 1 in 10 Romanians live in extremely poor housing conditions and most families with children live in overcrowded homes
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Romania
Romania’s post‑communist housing boom left 95% homeownership, yet public rentals now total just 2.6%.
Social and Public Housing in the EU & UK – Romania
Housing Europe
2025 · May
Romania
Romania’s housing market faces severe overcrowding, informal rentals, and limited social housing despite high ownership.
2026 Romania Housing Annex (European Commission)
European Commission
2026
Romania
Industrial‑era factory reborn as Timisoara’s vibrant cultural hub, blending architecture, IT, and community‑driven events.
FABER Timișoara (Cooperative City)
Cooperative City
2022 · July
Timişoara, Romania
Monaco’s 2024 market saw record‑high prices, 21% sales surge, and prime rents climbing 6%.
Spotlight: Monaco – 2025
Savills
2025 · March
Monaco, Monaco
Montenegro faces one‑third illegal housing, only 0.6% affordable rentals, and proposes vacant‑home taxes.
UNECE issues recommendations to help Montenegro address urgent housing and planning challenges
United Nations in Montenegro
2026 · March
Montenegro
Renewable‑powered, ship‑shaped residences, artificial seagrass caissons, hidden Calder sculpture, rapid completion ahead schedule.
Monaco's six-hectare land extension Mareterra reaches completion
Dezeen
2024 · December
Monaco
Self‑managed Blok 5, 13‑building, 1,800‑unit quake‑resistant quarter, famed for dynamic design and green legacy.
Bojović's Blok 5: housing self-management in Titograd
LeftEast
2018 · February
Podgorica, Montenegro
Former 1963 parking garage transformed into 90 mixed-use homes with cultural and co‑working spaces.
Gröninger Hof
Hamburg, Germany
EU‑funded pilot (2019‑21) offers independent flats with specialist support to former homeless.
Po pierwsze DOM – Housing First Gdańsk
Gdańsk, Poland
Model mixed‑tenure district by 40+ architects, featuring Wrocław’s first cooperative and TBS housing blocks.
Nowe Żerniki (WuWA2)
Wroclaw, Poland
500 homes on 10 ha timber quarter, partly ground‑lease, includes 100 subsidised flats.
Ellener Hof
Bremen, Germany
50 affordable flats, 10 private‑owned, EU ESF+ funding, launched Jan 2026.
Społeczna Agencja Najmu Gdańsk
Gdańsk, Poland
Former Bad Cannstatt freight yard transformed into 850 homes for 2,000 residents, IBA'27 plot.
NeckarPark Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Collectively owned, multi‑generational housing in Stuttgart‑Botnang, featured in IBA'27 showcase.
Der Kesselhof
Stuttgart, Germany
12 homes, 4 city‑allocated units, passive‑house standards, moved in 2021 at Ohestraße.
Alle unter einem Dach eG
Hannover, Germany
Former office near Sampierdarena station transformed into 27 affordable homes with rent‑to‑buy options.
Housing Sociale Liguria – Sampierdarena
Genoa, Italy
Former Hanover school transformed into 16 self‑run homes under the Mietshäuser Syndikat scheme.
Stadtteilleben
Hannover, Germany
Policymakers, authorities, NGOs and academics discussing structural solutions for affordable, sustainable housing.
Beyond Affordable Housing: Structural Solutions to Europe's Housing Crisis
European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
Nov 10, 2026
Dublin, Ireland
Researchers, architects, and planners explore sustainable transformation of existing buildings and urban fabric.
Transformation: reBuilding and reThinking the ‘Built Fabric’ Advocating for New Common Good(s)
Network Architectural Science e.V.
Dec 4 - Dec 6, 2025
Past Event
Vienna, Austria
The Common City Conference 2026 is an international academic–activist meeting focused on urban justi
The Common City Conference 2026
Housing & Urban Justice Project (HUJP), Uppsala University
Aug 26 - Aug 28, 2026
Past Event
Uppsala, Sweden
Housing leaders, policymakers and practitioners collaborate on European housing challenges and sustainable solutions.
From West to East: Building a brighter housing future
Housing Europe
Jun 5, 2026
Past Event
Trieste, Italy
Stakeholders in student housing gather to address Europe’s accommodation crisis and improve student living.
The Class Conference 2026
The Class Foundation
Nov 4 - Nov 5, 2026
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Real estate, investors, developers, and planners explore shared living trends and sustainable coliving solutions.
Coliving Conference 2026
Coliving Ventures
Oct 14 - Oct 15, 2026
London, UK
Urban stakeholders discuss operationalising sustainability goals through policy and knowledge exchange.
DUT Conference 2026
European Partnership Driving Urban Transitions (DUT)
Jun 10, 2026
Past Event
Brussels, Belgium
Young European cooperative leaders discuss democratic, sustainable economy and youth entrepreneurship across EU enlargement.
Youth Voices, Cooperative Choices: Advancing a Democratic Economy in Enlarged Europe
Cooperatives Europe
Jun 29 - Jul 1, 2026
Past Event
Budapest, Hungary
Urban innovators, investors, and developers discuss hospitality, real estate, and living concepts convergence.
Urban Living Festival 2026
International Hospitality Media
Sep 14 - Sep 15, 2026
Past Event
London, UK
For housing professionals to exchange knowledge on finance, innovation, and urban regeneration.
EFL-conferentie 2026
European Federation for Living (EFL)
Jun 3 - Jun 5, 2026
Past Event
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Provides long‑standing local housing with over a thousand flats across nine districts.
Bauverein Gelsenkirchen eG
Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Provides affordable housing, managing around 1,700 homes for 2,300 members in Bochum.
Baugenossenschaft Bochum eG
Bochum, Germany
Develops 18 intergenerational homes on public land through a cooperative grant‑of‑use model.
Ágora Cohousing (Rabasa Cooperativa)
Alicante, Spain
Manages ~30,000 properties, including 19,000 public housing units in Bologna.
ACER Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Provides free legal, financial, tax advice to tenants and owners on rent control.
ADIL 34
Montpellier, France
Werder eG Baugenossenschaft
Braunschweig, Germany
Manages over a thousand homes for 1,700 members in Mönchengladbach.
GeWoGe 1897 eG (Gemeinnützige Wohnungsbaugenossenschaft von 1897)
Mönchengladbach, Germany
Manages ~4,500 subsidised homes, develops new affordable housing below rent index.
WohnBau Mönchengladbach GmbH
Mönchengladbach, Germany
Documents Timișoara's built heritage, detailing structures and tenement houses digitally.
Asociația PRIN BANAT (Heritage of Timișoara)
Timişoara, Romania
Provides affordable housing and community services in Eindhoven and Veldhoven.
Wooninc.
Eindhoven, Netherlands
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