
Vienna social-housing model: celebrated but misused
The ‘Vienna model’ has been distorted to embrace private investment but its real redefinition should be ecological.
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Gabu Heindl is a professor and head of the department Architecture Cities Economies at the University of Kassel in Germany. She is also an independent architect, urban planner and activist. Her Vienna-based practice GABU Heindl Architektur focuses on public space, collective housing and urban justice.

The ‘Vienna model’ has been distorted to embrace private investment but its real redefinition should be ecological.