Collaborative Adaptive Reuse in Architecture
https://www.arc.ed.tum.de/ud/forschung/aktuelle-forschungsprojekte/begefa-im-uferwerk/ The second part of the BegeFa Research at TUM startet with a focus on adaptive reuse strategies and collaborative housing initiatives. The empirical research combines spatial and social research and is funded by the BBSR, the GLS Treuhand Stiftung Öko-Sozial, the TRIAS foundation, and the CRSE at TUM. Isabel Glogar is project leader (PI) … Continue reading
Collaborative Reuse and Activation of Buildings and Materials in Switzerland
Collaborative Activation and Reuse of the Existing Building Stock With my research project BegeCH I have been a visiting scholar at the ETH Wohnforum – ETH CASE in autumn 2025. My research project at ETH focuses on the collaborative activation of existing buildings and the promotion of collaborative housing and neighbourhood and urban development oriented … Continue reading
BegeFa-1 Publication: Collaborative Activation and Reuse of Existing Buildings in Germany
The first project phase BegeFa-1 of the research project “Collaborative Use of the Existing Building Stock – Perspectives for Families (BegeFa)” has been successfully completed. With its conclusion, both the research report and an interactive project map showcasing collaborative re-use housing projects across Germany are now available. This phase systematically examined existing community-led housing initiatives and generated key insights through interviews and a practice workshop. The results form the foundation for the follow-up project BegeFa-2, which will conduct in-depth case studies starting in January 2026.
Collaborative Housing in the DACH Region: Insights and Case Studies
The publication “TOUCH. Tactics of Urban Change & Collaborative Housing” delves into collaborative housing in the DACH region, featuring case studies from Munich, Bern, Vienna, and Zürich. It includes architectural and urban analyses, interviews with stakeholders, texts, images, and QR codes linking to video interviews. The research focuses on development processes and actors involved in collaborative housing.
Exploring Single Family and Collaborative Housing for Community Transformation in Munich
The discussion on urban transformation and community in Munich on June 24, 2024, covered topics such as single family housing and collaborative housing. Participants included representatives from various organizations like “Deutsches Jugendinstitut” (DJI), “Wogeno” München, “Mitbauzentrale München,” “HfT Stuttgart,” and Association “Eigenheimerverbandes Deutschland e.V.”.
Roundtable and Bookpresentation “Gem*einsam Wohnen”
Discussing Sharing, Community and Neighbourhoods Join us on Monday 24th of June 2024 discussing common urban transformation, housing and neighbourhoods in Munich, starting at 17:30 at Pinakothekenwiese next to Technische Universität München (TUM) main entrance. More infos and programme here.
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