Study tour in Vienna: The World's most livable city according to The Economist

Vienna tops the 2023 livability ranking thanks to its combination of stability, rich culture and entertainment, reliable infrastructure, and excellent educational and healthcare services.

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Vienna also has a long-standing tradition of sustainable urban and housing development. Successive politicians in the 20th and 21st centuries have ensured that ordinary people can live in rental housing in central urban areas at affordable prices, including nurses and young students. Simultaneously, the city invests in attracting international names with projects by Zaha Hadid and Jean Nouvel.

 

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The following are highlights of a program. These can be adjusted upon request.

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Public Housing Projects

Vienna is a city where 50% of residents rent at about 5,000 DKK per month. We will visit examples of new ways of living for multiple generations together, housing in renovated factory buildings, timber apartment buildings with load-bearing wooden structures, pop-up forms, and mixed-use complexes with apartments, offices, and other businesses.

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The development of innovative public housing has been part of housing policy since the 1920s and has been reinforced from 2016-2022 with the international IBA exhibition, an economic and visionary venture to develop new housing forms and realize them. You will visit several award-winning IBA housing projects.

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Urban Development in Aspern Seestadt

Visit one of Europe's largest sustainable urban development areas. A new car-free residential area is planned to house 25,000 residents and accommodate 20,000 jobs, in addition to educational institutions, kindergartens, retail, etc. The area is being developed in stages. Many housing complexes are a mix of owned, rented, and freely financed units, several developed by independent "bau-groups."

 

Focus in Aspern Seestadt includes:

• Timber construction, from high-rise hotels and office buildings to an award-winning residential complex.

• Area development and new housing typologies: from the first stage to the current third stage in the northern part, where one project, for example, aims to realize a concept for more flexible living and working, with micro-offices and co-working spaces, a culture garage, youth house, and sports facilities.

 

The Green City

Biotope City in Vienna is the world's first official "climate-fit greenpass platinum-certified" urban space.
950 apartments have been built with a focus on combining biodiversity, urban life, and flora & fauna. With approximately 50% green roofs, nature is used to lower temperatures by up to 2.2 degrees, delay rainwater by up to 33%, create a cleaner microclimate through natural particle filtration, and efficiently reduce CO2.

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Insight into Historical Vienna

Buildings by Otto Wagner, Adolf Loos; visits to elegant cafés, and visits to iconic Art Deco and Art Nouveau sites (optional).

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Practical Information

Duration: 3 days

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A package can include:

• Airfare

• Transportation in Vienna

• Accommodation

• Guided tours and entrance fees

• One meal

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For more information and details about specific attractions, contact us to arrange a program.