Housing Estate, What Next? - International Conference
The phenomenon of residential areas and their future will be addressed at the conference at the FA CTU.
On November 13 and 14, 2014, an international conference titled "Housing Estates, Where Next?" will be held at the Faculty of Architecture of the Czech Technical University in Prague, which will attempt to examine the issues of housing estates in a way that has not yet been common in the Czech Republic. The regeneration of Czech housing estates mainly focuses on the buildings and their construction-technical standards. The long-term strategy for the development of these areas remains neglected. The aim of the conference is to present European examples of comprehensive regeneration of housing estates while showcasing the current state and possible solutions to this issue in our country.
Housing estates represent a significant social phenomenon in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Estimates suggest that about one third of the population in the Czech Republic lives in housing estates, and in Prague, it is even less than half. Their specific spatial structure brings complications in terms of economic and social sustainability and at least necessitates a specific approach and increased care for public spaces from public administration. What should the long-term vision for these areas look like? How should they be systematically approached, and how can the transformation process into functioning and attractive parts of the urban structure be initiated? How can the risks of future negative developments be mitigated?
The two-day international conference will attempt to answer these and other questions, presenting selected examples of housing estate regeneration from the Netherlands, Germany, and France. For a more comprehensive insight into the subject, the organizers have decided to present projects from various stakeholder perspectives – over twenty experts will contribute, including not only architects but also representatives from municipalities, state administration, the private sector, and possibly representatives from housing cooperatives. The second day is dedicated to the issues of housing estates in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, which will be presented by experts in thematically divided blocs.
The international conference is part of an extensive research project organized by the Faculty of Architecture of the CTU under the auspices of the State Fund for Housing Development, in collaboration with the National Network of Healthy Cities of the Czech Republic, the Center for Quality of Housing, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Prague, and the Czech-German Fund for the Future. Students from the Faculty of Architecture of the CTU have also participated in the project, developing urban studies for the regeneration of housing estates in selected locations as part of their semester projects. The locations were chosen in collaboration with the cities of Karlovy Vary, Vsetín, Mladá Boleslav, and the Prague districts of Prague 10, 12, and 14. The conference program will also include an exhibition of student projects that will appeal to all those interested in the issues of housing estates.
When: November 13 and 14, 2014
Where: Faculty of Architecture CTU, Thákurova 9, Prague 6 – Dejvice, Lecture Hall 105
Registration and program: www.sidlistejakdal.cz
The conference will feature:
NL – Van Schagen Architekten, Bijlmermeer Renewal Office, Rochdale Housing Company
FR – Grand projet de ville Vaulx-en-Velin, Georges Bullion, National Agency for Urban Development
DE – Leipzig Grünau Urban Renewal Department, KARO architects
CZ – Rostislav Švácha, Martin Veselý, Partnership Foundation, Karel Maier, Public Space Office of the Planning and Development Institute of the Capital City of Prague, K2 Architects, Jana Drápalová
SK – Gutgut, Slávka Ferenčuhová, Elena Szolgayová
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Housing estates represent a significant social phenomenon in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Estimates suggest that about one third of the population in the Czech Republic lives in housing estates, and in Prague, it is even less than half. Their specific spatial structure brings complications in terms of economic and social sustainability and at least necessitates a specific approach and increased care for public spaces from public administration. What should the long-term vision for these areas look like? How should they be systematically approached, and how can the transformation process into functioning and attractive parts of the urban structure be initiated? How can the risks of future negative developments be mitigated?
The two-day international conference will attempt to answer these and other questions, presenting selected examples of housing estate regeneration from the Netherlands, Germany, and France. For a more comprehensive insight into the subject, the organizers have decided to present projects from various stakeholder perspectives – over twenty experts will contribute, including not only architects but also representatives from municipalities, state administration, the private sector, and possibly representatives from housing cooperatives. The second day is dedicated to the issues of housing estates in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, which will be presented by experts in thematically divided blocs.
The international conference is part of an extensive research project organized by the Faculty of Architecture of the CTU under the auspices of the State Fund for Housing Development, in collaboration with the National Network of Healthy Cities of the Czech Republic, the Center for Quality of Housing, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Prague, and the Czech-German Fund for the Future. Students from the Faculty of Architecture of the CTU have also participated in the project, developing urban studies for the regeneration of housing estates in selected locations as part of their semester projects. The locations were chosen in collaboration with the cities of Karlovy Vary, Vsetín, Mladá Boleslav, and the Prague districts of Prague 10, 12, and 14. The conference program will also include an exhibition of student projects that will appeal to all those interested in the issues of housing estates.
When: November 13 and 14, 2014
Where: Faculty of Architecture CTU, Thákurova 9, Prague 6 – Dejvice, Lecture Hall 105
Registration and program: www.sidlistejakdal.cz
The conference will feature:
NL – Van Schagen Architekten, Bijlmermeer Renewal Office, Rochdale Housing Company
FR – Grand projet de ville Vaulx-en-Velin, Georges Bullion, National Agency for Urban Development
DE – Leipzig Grünau Urban Renewal Department, KARO architects
CZ – Rostislav Švácha, Martin Veselý, Partnership Foundation, Karel Maier, Public Space Office of the Planning and Development Institute of the Capital City of Prague, K2 Architects, Jana Drápalová
SK – Gutgut, Slávka Ferenčuhová, Elena Szolgayová
More information >
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