Market potential for lightweight concrete
Publicly assisted housing
The German residential sector is undergoing structural changes that will soon be very similar to the gentrification trend in the United States. Many people can no longer afford the living standard they actually expect. In Europe, middle-class income has long been decreasing in favor of the rich elite. German tenants have to spend between 30 and 45 % of their net income on rents – and this figure continues to rise.
The axis of architecture has perhaps shifted since the Pritzker Prize was awarded to Chilean architect Aravena – a shift to the core of what architecture was meant to achieve in the...
