This touring exhibition by the Architekturzentrum Wien addresses the critical issues of land policy and its impact on society, climate, and housing. It aims to raise awareness and present viable alternatives for resource-conserving land use through comparative international examples and practical tools.
The exhibition 'Land for Us All' by the Architekturzentrum Wien highlights how land, our most precious resource, is being affected by careless or capital-driven practices, leading to soil sealing, climate crisis contribution, soaring housing prices, and threatening public space and sensible transport policies. It examines the displacement of urban manufacturing, promoting monofunctionality and job threats, while weak spatial planning outside major centers results in sprawling landscapes and deserted town centers.
'Land for Us All' aims to shed light on the complex factors determining land use, including political, legal, and economic influences, and questions why land prices rise and how this affects our lives. Through international comparisons, it illustrates system strengths and weaknesses, presenting viable alternatives and practical tools for spatial planning that conserves land, mitigates climate change, addresses housing issues, and facilitates good architecture. The exhibition calls for new ways of thinking and acting regarding land use.
