"Land for Us All": An Exhibition Exploring Sustainable Land Policy and Urban Planning

This touring exhibition explores the critical issue of land policy and its impact on society, the climate, and housing. It aims to raise awareness about the progressive sealing of soil and speculative land treatment while presenting viable alternatives and best practices for land conservation and resource-conscious use.

The exhibition 'Land for Us All', curated by the Architekturzentrum Wien, addresses the pressing issue of land as a limited resource and its transformation in recent decades due to careless or capital-driven treatment. It highlights how the progressive sealing of soil contributes to the climate crisis, while land speculation inflates housing prices, threatens public space, and impedes sensible transport policies. The displacement of urban manufacturing promotes monofunctionality and job insecurity. Outside major centers, weak planning legislation has led to landscapes dominated by shopping centers, chalet villages, and single-family homes, causing town centers to become deserted, traffic to explode, and the loss of agricultural land to threaten food security. The exhibition aims to illuminate the complex web of backgrounds, expertise, and responsible agents involved in land use decisions. It questions how grassland becomes building land, why land prices rise, and how these issues connect to our lives and dreams. By comparing different countries, the exhibition illustrates the strengths and weaknesses of existing systems and showcases international best practices for land conservation, climate change mitigation, housing solutions, and good architecture. It calls for new ways of thinking and acting regarding land use, preparing the ground for a more sustainable future.

The exhibition is presented as a touring variation. Further information regarding specific viewing locations or admission policies for the mobile variations should be sought through the provided links or the respective touring venues. The main exhibition details are provided for informational purposes regarding its content and themes.