200 years ago, Karl Freiherr von Drais built the first bicycle - an invention with far-reaching consequences. A song of praise for the smartest means of transport.
Read article in the Süddeutsche Zeitung from 13.11.2016
KfW is looking for builders who are thinking about tomorrow. The 2017 motto is: "Expand, extend, convert - create and modernise living space efficiently".
Apply now until 1 March 2017 and win prize money worth a total of EUR 30,000.
More info: KfW.de/...Awards/KfW-Award-Bauen-und-Wohnen
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Contests & Prizes
Housing is expensive, especially in cities there is a lack of affordable housing. Build, build, build - politicians are relying on private investors here. They are supposed to solve the housing crisis. However, research by the ARD magazine Panorama shows that new private apartments are often unaffordable.
Source: Panorama
http://daserste.ndr.de/panorama/…Wohnungsnot-…
Further links
www.empirica-systeme.de/portfolio/empirica-systeme-marktdatenbank
Keywords:
DE-News, Funding, Affordable housing, Housing policy
"Hermann Knoflacher wants roads and car parks to be built on. Car-free cities are feasible, says the transport expert. This would allow local authorities to create masses of affordable living space."
Read the complete article from 3 March 2016: Deutschlandradio Culture
Keywords:
Stock, DE-News, Mobility, Quarters, Environmental policy, Ecology
