ABSTRACT
Frauen-Werk-Stadt and In der Wiesen Generation Housing are two projects which both embody my personal approach to housing and address the issues of gender, family and new ways of living and working, all of which are central to this book. Both projects were the subjects of competitions for both master plans and social housing. The Frauen-Werk-Stadt (1994) was organized by the Women’s Office of the City of Vienna (see Chapter 11) and the In der Wiesen Multigenerational Living Project (1998) by Vienna’s Housing Finance body as a developer competition. Before examining these projects in detail, however, I feel that it is important to give a brief overview of both the physical and political background to social housing in Vienna.
