The ’Graz Architektur Magazin (GAM)’ is a discussion forum for design, criticism and architectural science and in issue 16 picks up the topic of communal living.
The 'Graz Architektur Magazin (GAM)' is a discussion forum for design, criticism and architectural science and in issue 16 picks up the topic of communal living. By Ute Wiedner - The current issue of the Graz Architecture Magazine (GAM) gathers together new collaborative living concepts under the title "gewohnt: un/common" and presents them for discussion as "rehearsal stages" for affordable living. Rising rents and the constantly growing struggle for living space show that the housing market in Europe, with its stereotypical floor plan typologies, is no longer able to react flexibly to changing requirements and the worsening social situation. Instead of bringing about affordable living space by means of ever smaller living areas, guest editors Andreas Lichtblau and Sigrid Verhovsek propose an additional offer of space which is shared. The authors of GAM.16 use a variety of analyses, case studies and designs to demonstrate the potential of housing concepts that make meaningful collective use of spatial and economic resources at local and international levels. With this issue, GAM is putting the topic of communal living back on the architecture agenda - with the aim of ensuring affordable living space even in precarious living situations. The magazine thus lives up to its aspiration of being a topical discussion forum for design, criticism and architectural science, offering a continuing perspective on contemporary issues.
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