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Articles in issue 2015 - 6

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The family-friendly neighbourhood puts children centre stage

Striking a balance between work and family life is essential for the economic development of a region. The aim is to encourage young families to settle on a long-term basis and to attract new ones...

Events

FSB 2015: New halls – an upturn in fortunes?

Confirmation of FSB's status as the leading international meeting place: seven per cent visitor growth. 26,600 visitors from 117 countries in Cologne. A strong international presence and good visitor quality. And what are local authority decision-makers doing?

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"We want to offer children something"

Wohnbauwerk im Berchtesgadener Land GmbH responds to demographic change in its housing complexes.

Municipalities and Associations

Home is more than four walls

Good, safe and affordable accommodation in desirable districts with functioning infrastructure is a key factor in life quality. An interview with the president of GdW Bundesverband deutscher Wohnungs- und Immobilienunternehmen e. V. (the German Federal Association for Housing and Real Estate Companies), Axel Gedaschko.

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Enhanced life quality in municipal housing

Social housing has a long tradition in Vienna and its history is inextricably entwined with the history of the city and its residents. The city regards it as its duty to meet the need for living space that is affordable and, above all, life-enhancing.

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Densely constructed areas – and playable

Residential construction in Austria is regulated by regional laws in the individual Federal states. There is a uniform regulation here which stipulates...

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Penguin-themed restaurant as a wellness oasis for tenants

“Our product is the feeling of being at home!” states the WIS Housing Association in Spreewald (WIS Wohnungsbaugesellschaft im Spreewald m.b.H)

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"Fit for the future"

The slogan for the renovation of playgrounds for Stadt und Land Wohnbauten-Gesellschaft mbH Berlin

Municipalities and Associations

More than just somewhere to live

Home does not simply begin and end at the front door. In fact, much of what happens outside our own four walls helps us to feel comfortable with where we live, such as our encounters with others,...

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Beautiful living – residential construction discovers residential surroundings

With "Wohntrends 2030" GdW (Federal association of German housing and real estate companies) has produced another future study for the housing sector. As one of the seven most important living trends, the topic of "Fit in the Future" was addressed in some detail. Maintaining health and thereby physical fitness is shifting into focus as a point of interest.

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Residential environment: meeting place, recreation area ‒ part of a sense of home

Today the concept of quality of life encompasses much more than the classification of living space according to quality, quantity or location. It's also, or perhaps above all, about adjacent areas, quality of milieu, the opportunities afforded by the area around the actual residential complex. The surrounding environment mirrors the local society. It is not just "any" urban space but a meeting place, a recreation area and part of a sense of home.

Sports & Leisure Facilities

Modernisation of the Brentanobad stadium in Frankfurt, Germany

Along with the two major arenas where the home games of the German premier league teams Eintracht and FSV Frankfurt are carried out, the German city of Frankfurt am Main also has a further stadium...