The fourth session of the Warsaw Architecture Talks focused on the Polish rental housing market and the introduction of a rental housing fund by the Polish government. It was discussed how affordable and high quality architecture can be realized in rental housing and which social and architectural aspects are important. The importance of socially mixed neighborhoods and the role of urban gardens in urban development were also addressed. SARP Oddział Warszawski was a partner of the event, supported by Fundacja Współpracy Polsko-Niemieckiej, PUCZYŃSKI — mała architektura and RINN. ARCHITEKTURA-MURATOR acted as a media partner. The speakers at this conference were Andrzej Klimczuk (sociologist, Warsaw), Tomasz Fudala (Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej, Warsaw), Rainer Hofmann (bogevischs buero, Munich), Susanne Schnorbusch (architect, Berlin), Dr. Michael Ludwig (City Councillor for Housing, Housing Construction and Urban Renewal, Vienna) and Christoph Roedig (roedig. schop architekten, Berlin).
Venue: Pavilion SARP (Association of Polish Architects), ul. Foksal 2, Warsaw
Number of participants: 110
Date: 28.11.2014