Published in 1/2020 - Shared

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Manifestos on Sharing in Housing Design

Katja Maununaho

The entry hall of the Kalkbreite Cooperative (Genossenschaft Kalkbreite) in Zurich. Müller Sigrist Architekten 2014. Photo: Volker Schopp

The younger generations no longer have the same interest in the acquisition of private property that previous generations took for granted. How would this be reflected in housing design? In integrated housing projects in Central Europe, the creation of communality and sharing is already evident.

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