Dr. Jennifer Duyne Barenstein | ETH Wohnforum – ETH CASE
Our research addresses questions of ‘dwelling’, which is considered a multi-layered historical, cultural and societal phenomenon viewed in relation to current developments in architecture and urban planning. Over the last few years, we have expanded this research by examining the processes and instruments in the planning, management and maintenance of infrastructure and residential buildings, using methodologies from the social and cultural sciences.
ETH Wohnforum – ETH CASE is concerned with basic an applied research. The results are disseminated in academic and non-academic publications, in courses to students of architecture, at scientific conferences and at industry symposia.
RESH – Regional effects of housing shortage in urban areas (ESPON Project)
Housing shortages in urban areas have become a pressing issue across Europe, driven by growing population numbers and the continued attractiveness of cities as economic, cultural and social hubs. The supply of
Negotiating Space for Cooperative Housing in Latin America. The Case of Post-Conflict Colombia and El Salvador
Housing cooperatives emerged in the mid-nineteenth century in Europe and played a key role in peacebuilding, reconciliation, and reconstruction in the aftermath of World War I and World War II. In recent
ReHousIn: Contextualized Pathways to Reduce Housing Inequalities in the Green and Digital Transition (EU Horizon Project)
This EU Horizon project focuses on the impact of policies to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 on the access to adequate and affordable housing. Climate change and the environmental crisis pose challenges
Promoting peace and reconciliation through cooperative housing in post-conflict Colombia
The project «Peacebuilding through housing cooperatives in Colombia» aims to contribute to the peace process in Colombia and supports the foundation process of the first housing cooperative of «ECOMUN - Economías Sociales
Oberstadt4D
With the spatial development concept REK, the city of Baden committed itself to an active urban development in 2019. With the consensual approval of the residents' council, this process starts with the
HERA PuSH – Public Space in European Social Housing
Social housing estates are often problematised as places of segregation and disintegration in European cities, yet they are also potentially a prime locus of integration between people of different cultural origins and
Emerging Digital Neighbourhoods – Local Online Spaces and Their Potential for Social Inclusion
Online tools for neighbourhood networking are gaining popularity worldwide, while in Switzerland they are still considered a novel phenomenon. Ranging from informal WhatsApp or Facebook groups to formal online platforms and apps
Intergenerational co-living in a long-term perspective – from intentions to implementations
The three-year practice-oriented research project (start October 2020) examines intergenerational housing projects in a long-term perspective. The innovative original ideas of the projects are analyzed in light of the lived experiences and
How to Grow: Planning for Holistically Sustainable Land Use
Investigate Spatial Structure and Project Theoretical Pictures of Dynamic Planning Opportunities Background: Metropolitan areas are systems of organized complexity, highly adaptable to changing circumstances or emerging usage requirements. Aggravating to envisaged future
Academising Architecture: Design as a Research Practice
This cooperative project is funded by an ETH research grant and includes ETH Wohnforum – ETH CASE (lead Monika Kurath), Michael Hagner, Science Studies, and Philip Ursprung, gta. It analyses the epistemic
Injecting new impetuses into sustainable housing
With one or two exceptions the rented-housing market of the 1970s to mid-1980s produced very few innovations. The handful that emerged – mostly small-scale initiatives – were initiated by private developers or
Repair, Maintenance and Urban Assemblage
This project highlights repair and maintenance as qualities of infrastructures and the built environment. Whilst current efforts to increase density of cities raise hope for the next urban revolution, repair and maintenance
ANANAS –Enhancing urban density through sustainable housing development strategies
A growing number of people wish to enjoy the advantages of affordable accommodation in a dense urban environment and combine this with a socially and ecologically sustainable lifestyle. The project ANANAS aims