LECTURE:
APR 29, 2022
10:00
Symposium:
300 Years EntwurfF
OCT 4, 2022
18:00
EXHIBITION:
REVIEW ‘22
NOV 7, 2022
21:00
LECTURE:
Kjetil Trædal Thorsen, Snøhetta
FEB 16, 2023
11:00
EXHIBITION & SUPERCRIT:
UMBAU IN DER LEHRE
MAR 9, 2023
18:30
LECTURE:
GABU HEINDL
MAR 21, 2023
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
PIPPO CIORRA, MAXXI
MAR 22, 2023
18:30
LECTURE:
JÖRG HEISER
APR 18, 2023
18:00
LECTURE:
CARLES ENRICH
APR 19, 2023
18:30
LECTURE:
HEIKE MAIER-RIEPER
APR 26, 2023
18:30
LECTURE:
BERNHARD LEITNER
MAY 3, 2023
18:30
LECTURE:
LUISA ZIAJA
MAY 11, 2023
18:00
SYMPOSIUM:
MATERIAL REUSE STRATEGIES
MAY 16, 2023
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
SANDI HILAL
MAY 23, 2023
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
FLORENCIA ANDREOLA, AZZURA MUZZONIGRO
MAY 24, 2023
18:30
LECTURE:
KIM TROGAL & ANNA WAKEFORD HOLDER
MAY 25, 2023
18:00
LECTURE:
AVENIER CORNEJO ARCHITECTS
MAY 31, 2023
18:30
LECTURE:
HEIMO ZOBERNIG
JUN 6, 2023
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
JOCHEN BECKER, METROZONES
JUN 20, 2023
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
SASHA PIRKER
JUN 26, 2023
18:00
LECTURE:
JOSEP RICART, HARQUITECTES
JUN 28, 2023
16:30
EXHIBITION:
VIENNESE CAFÉS: PUBLIC INTERIOR, URBAN SALON
JUN 28, 2023
18:30
LECTURE:
GREGOR EICHINGER
SEP 27, 2023
18:00
EXHIBITION:
Bioregionale Strategien der Wieder- verwendung
OCT 11, 2023
18:00
PRESENTATION & DISCUSSION:
WEBSITE LAUNCH & TALK ON PUBLICATIONS
OCT 12, 2023
18:00
EXHIBITION:
RESHAPING STRUCTURES
NOV 7, 2023
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
ARCHITEKTUR-
KOLLEKTIV AKT
NOV 10, 2023
10:00
EXHIBITION:
PFANN-OHMANN-PREIS 2023
NOV 13, 2023
16:00
HOUSING TALKS:
IZABELA MOREN, PIETRO AIROLDI
NOV 13, 2023
18:00
EXHIBITION:
MODERNITY SOUTH SOUTH
NOV 14, 2023
18:00
LECTURE:
STUDIO MUOTO
NOV 16, 2023
19:00
LECTURE:
einszueins architektur, PPAG architects
NOV 21, 2023
18:30
LECTURE:
MARIA SHÉHÉRAZADE GUIDICI
NOV 22, 2023
16:00
SYMPOSIUM:
RADIKALE SYMBIOSEN
NOV 24, 2023
18:00
BOOK LAUNCH:
EINE SKIZZENFIBEL
NOV 28, 2023
18:00
LECTURE:
JULIANE GREB
NOV 28, 2023
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
DANIELE KARASZ
NOV 30, 2023
18:00
LECTURE:
GABRIELA DENK
DEC 6, 2023
18:00
LECTURES:
DANIEL BELL, CHARLY BLÖDEL, ESTELLE JULLIAN
DEC 12, 2023
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
MARINA OTERO VERZIER
DEC 13, 2023
18:00
LECTURES:
OPEN DESIGN ACADEMY – LEARNING FROM YOUR PEERS
DEC 14, 2023
18:00
LECTURE:
Marc Barani
DEC 15, 2023
18:00
LECTURE:
PIETERJAN GINCKELS, KU LEUVEN
DEC 19, 2023
18:00
LECTURE:
AXEL FICKERT, KNAPKIEWICZ & FICKERT
DEC 20, 2023
18:30
BOOK LAUNCH:
ENTWURFF EINER HISTORISCHEN ARCHITEKTUR
JAN 9, 2024
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
ANGELIKA HINTER-
BRANDNER
JAN 11, 2024
19:00
LECTURE:
Myrto Vitart
JAN 16, 2024
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
EDIT [ALBERTE LAURIDSEN]
JAN 23, 2024
18:00
LECTURE:
Eva Branscome
JAN 26, 2024
18:30
EXHIBITION:
DISPLAY & EXHIBIT CASE STUDY HELMUT LANG
JAN 29, 2024
13:00
PRESENTATION & DISCUSSION:
proHolz Student Trophy 24
JAN 30, 2024
18:00
HOUSING TALKS: CARLO RATTI
JAN 31, 2024
18:00
EXHIBITION:
OPEN DESIGN ACADEMY
FEB 2, 2024
09:30
SUPERCRIT, EXHIBITION & DISCUSSION:
RADIKALE SYMBIOSEN
MAR 4, 2024
18:30
EXHIBITION:
REVIEW’23
MAR 6, 2024
18:00
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION:
REVIEW’23
MAR 9, 2024
15:00
EXHIBITION:
CONSTRUCTING LANDSCAPES – Margherita Spiluttini & Heinz Tesar
MAR 11, 2024
18:00
DISCUSSION:
An Fonteyne, Bart Hollanders, Els Van Meerbeek
MAR 13, 2024
18:30
LECTURE:
ELKE KRASNY
MAR 19, 2024
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
VERENA KONRAD [vai]
APR 8, 2024
17:00
OPENING EVENT & LECTURE:
BIOFABRIQUE VIENNA
APR 10, 2024
18:30
LECTURE:
HERMANN CZECH
APR 15, 2024
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
OLIVER ELSER
APR 24, 2024
19:00
LECTURE:
EVA STRICKER
MAY 2, 2024
18:00
LECTURE:
BAS PRINCEN
MAY 2, 2024
18:30
LECTURE:
MORITZ AHLERT
MAY 6, 2024
18:00
LECTURE:
LUIGI ALBERTO CIPPINI
MAY 8, 2024
09:00
EXHIBITION:
EIN NEUES HAUS DER BOTANIK
MAY 8, 2024
19:00
LECTURE:
PETER BAUER
MAY 16, 2024
19:00
LECTURE:
UMBERTO NAPOLITANO
MAY 23, 2024
12:15
EXHIBITION:
KARL KUPSKY-PREIS 2024
MAY 23, 2024
19:00
LECTURE:
FLORENCE LIPSKY
MAY 24, 2024
09:00
Exhibition:
Biofabrique Vienna
MAY 25, 2024
16:00
EXHIBITION OPENING:
NEUE SICHTEN
MAY 28, 2024
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
FEDERICO CAMERIN
JUN 5, 2024
18:00
LECTURE:
SASHA PIRKER
JUN 5, 2024
19:00
INAUGURAL LECTURE:
DIETMAR FEICHTINGER & JURI TROY
JUN 6, 2024
19:00
LECTURE:
JACQUELINE OSTY
JUN 7, 2024
13:30
SYMPOSIUM & EXHIBITION:
SPACES BETWEEN PLACES
JUN 7, 2024
18:00
LECTURE & DISCUSSION:
MARK INDERBITZIN
JUN 11, 2024
18:00
HOUSING TALKS: EMANUELE COCCIA
JUN 13, 2024
18:00
LECTURE & DISCUSSION:
LUISA LAMBRI
JUN 17, 2024
19:00
LECTURE & DISCUSSION:
DIEGO MARCON
ANDREA FARAGUNA
JUN 18, 2024
18:00
HOUSING TALKS: LISZ HIRN
JUN 28, 2024
13:30
EXHIBITION:
BIOFABRIQUE VIENNA
JUL 10, 2024
17:00
CALL:
CURATION OF THE STUDENT'S NIGHT
OCT 1, 2024
18:00
EXHIBITION:
AUF DER SUCHE NACH EINSAMKEIT
OCT 8, 2024
18:00
EXHIBITION:
REVIEW’24
OCT 9, 2024
19:00
LECTURE: Kersten Geers
OCT 10, 2024
18:00
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION:
REVIEW ’24
OCT 15, 2024
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
PHILIP URSPRUNG
OCT 17, 2024
18:00
CLOSING DISCUSSION:
THE STUDENT'S NIGHT REVIEW ’24
OCT 24, 2024
18:00
LECTURE:
DIETMAR FEICHTINGER
OCT 24, 2024
18:00
LECTURE SERIES:
PERSPEKTIVEN
OCT 24, 2024
19:00
EXHIBITION:
VOM HANDWERK ZUR HÖHE
NOV 5, 2024
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
SPACE POPULAR
NOV 7, 2024
18:00
LECTURE:
RUEDI BAUR
NOV 12, 2024
19:00
LECTURE: Yvonne Farrell
NOV 13, 2024
18:30
LECTURE:
JEROME BECKER & MATTHIAS MORODER
NOV 20, 2024
18:00
LECTURE:
YUMA SHINOHARA
NOV 21, 2024
18:00
LECTURE:
JACQUES PAJOT
NOV 25, 2024
10:00
SYMPOSIUM:
DRAWING OTHERWISE
NOV 26, 2024
18:00
LECTURE:
VIDIC GROHAR ARHITEKTI
NOV 26, 2024
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
ASTRID SMITHAM & NICHOLAS LOBO BRENNAN
DEC 3, 2024
16:00
SYMPOSIUM:
RADIKALE SYMBIOSEN II
DEC 3, 2024
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
REFLEXION ZUR KULTURHAUPTSTADT SALZKAMMERGUT 2024
DEC 11, 2024
19:00
LECTURE:
PASCALE DALIX
DEC 12, 2024
17:00
EXHIBITION:
TRANSFORMIEREN „KLEINE TVFA HALLE“
DEC 12, 2024
18:00
LECTURE:
KERSTIN MÜLLER
JAN 7, 2025
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
RICHARD SENNETT
JAN 21, 2025
18:00
EXHIBITION:
COMMUNITY LABORATORY
JAN 21, 2025
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
CAROLING GENZ
JAN 21, 2025
19:00
SCREENING AND TALK:
BÊKA & LEMOINE
JAN 23, 2025
16:00
EXHIBITION:
ON EXHIBITION
JAN 27, 2025
19:00
EXHIBITION:
STADTGALERIE
JAN 30, 2025
09:00
SUPERCRIT:
RADIKALE SYMBIOSEN II
JAN 30, 2025
18:00
SYMPOSIUM:
ALTE WU – UMBAU STATT ABBRUCH
MAR 4, 2025
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
OLAF GRAWERT
HOUSEEUROPE
MAR 5, 2025
19:00
LECTURE: HILARY SAMPLE
MAR 7, 2025
14:00
EXHIBITION & SYMPOSIUM: KONSTRUKTIVE KREISLÄUFE
MAR 19, 2025
18:00
Lecture:
Wolfdieter Dreibholz
MAR 25, 2025
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
RICHARD SENNETT
MAR 26, 2025
18:00
EXHIBITION:
WONDERS OF THE MODERN WORLD
APR 1, 2025
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
ANDREJ HOLM
APR 9, 2025
19:00
LECTURE:
ALEXANDER BRODSKY
APR 29, 2025
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
ELSA PROCHAZKA
APR 30, 2025
18:00
Lecture:
Anne Démians
MAY 12, 2025
18:00
LECTURE:
JULIA SCHER
MAY 14, 2025
19:00
LECTURE.
MOMOYO KAIJIMA
MAY 16, 2025
18:00
CONVERSATION:
HEIMO ZOBERNIG & MICHAEL WALLRAFF
MAY 19, 2025
19:00
LECTURE:
WONNE ICKX
MAY 20, 2025
09:15
PLANERFORUM.
ARCHITEKTUR 2025
MAY 22, 2025
16:00
SYMPOSIUM, EXHIBITION:
MATERIALS & PROCESSES
MAY 28, 2025
18:30
LECTURE:
BRANISLAV DIMITRIJEVIĆ
JUN 20, 2025
18:00
EXHIBITION:
WAS IST EIN ATELIERHAUS?
JUN 26, 2025
14:00
PRESENTATION, EXHIBITION:
ACT OF BUILDING
JUN 27, 2025
13:00
Presentation, Exhibition:
Reallabor Prototyp
SEP 1, 2025
18:00
EXHIBITION:
DER RAUM ALS MANIFEST
OCT 3, 2025
15:30
OPENING:
DESIGN.BUILD STUDIO
OCT 7, 2025
18:00
EXHIBITION:
REVIEW’25
OCT 9, 2025
16:00
OPENING:
WONDERS OF THE MODERN WORLD
OCT 14, 2025
19:00
ROUND TABLE:
STUDENT'S NIGHT
OCT 21, 2025
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
KELLER EASTERLING
OCT 28, 2025
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
AXEL TIMM
NOV 4, 2025
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
URS KUMBERGER
NOV 14, 2025
18:00
BOOK LAUNCH:
REUSE IN TEACHING
NOV 18, 2025
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
MARKUS MIESSEN
NOV 25, 2025
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
KADAMBARI BAXI
DEC 2, 2025
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
STEFAN RETTICH
DEC 10, 2025
17:00
LECTURE:
COMMUNITY LABORATORY
SELECTED PROJECTS
DEC 10, 2025
19:00
LECTURE:
JAN DE VYLDER
DEC 11, 2025
18:00
Lecture:
Michael Leube
JAN 13, 2026
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
ANA FILIPOVIĆ
JAN 14, 2026
19:00
LECTURE:
PETER MÄRKLI
JAN 26, 2026
17:00
EXHIBITION:
RAUMFIGUREN
JAN 27, 2026
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
VERENA VON BECKERATH
JAN 29, 2026
09:30
PRÄSENTATIONEN UND AUSSTELLUNG:
DIE OASE KARMELITER-
MARKT
JAN 29, 2026
11:00
PRESENTATIONS AND EXHIBITION: ARCHIPELAGOS II
JAN 29, 2026
18:00
EXHIBITION: GRAND HALL & A SERIES OF ROOMS
FEB 12, 2026
18:00
BOOK PRESENTATION:
TALKS ON TRANSFORMATION
MAR 11, 2026
19:00
LECTURE:
PHILIPPE MADEC
MAR 13, 2026
18:30
Exhibition:
Act of Building: Probing Brussels/ Challenging Vienna
MAR 19, 2026
19:00
LECTURE:
COLIN REYNIER AND LÉONARD LASSAGNE
MAR 26, 2026
17:00
SYMPOSIUM:
Reallabor: Material-based architectural praxis
MAR 26, 2026
17:30
BOOK PRESENTATION:
TALKS ON TRANSFORMATION
APR 14, 2026
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
MANUEL ORAZI
APR 20, 2026
18:00
LECTURE:
CARLES OLIVER BARCELÓ
APR 21, 2026
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
WALTER ANGONESE
APR 28, 2026
18:00
HOUSING TALKS:
LUCIA TOZZI
APR 29, 2026
19:00
LECTURE:
LINA GHOTMEH
Milan Model / Antidotes and Resistances
Lucia Tozzi
IN CONVERSATION WITH MICHAEL OBRIST
28.04.2026, 18:00 – HS7, Schütte-Lihotzky
Michael Obrist [feld72] in conversation with Lucia Tozzi about "Milan Model / Antidotes and Resistances"
Milan has always been “the other capital” of Italy: more productive and wealthier than Rome, but less seductive, too sober to capture the imagination. With the new millennium, the idea of a turning point began to take shape: Milan wanted to become attractive, international, luxurious, and able to compete with major metropolises like New York and Paris. To do so, it launched a communication campaign based on greenwashing and social washing, but above all an aggressive urban transformation made up of large Dubai-style projects and major events, culminating in Expo 2015. Districts such as Porta Nuova and CityLife took shape; the last empty spaces, such as former railway yards, were privatized and earmarked for large-scale development; and major financial investment was drawn into existing buildings.
The impact on the city has been devastating: the displacement of poor residents and the middle class has been much faster than usual, because Milan is a small city of 1.5 million inhabitants, or 3.5 million including the metropolitan area. In just a few years, housing prices rose dramatically and inequality increased; students and the working poor could no longer afford a home. Public housing has gradually been sold off, deliberately left without maintenance, left vacant, or handed over to companies and private operators for management. From 100,000 units in the 1970s, only 65,000 remain in Milan today, of which 15,000 are empty. Policy-makers have tried to transfer ownership to public-private companies, while promoting a model of social housing designed entirely to benefit private interests.
It is not only the right to housing that has come under attack: privatization has affected all public infrastructure—swimming pools, sports centers, libraries, public transport, museums, schools, parks. Everything is being “enhanced” in the service of luxury tourism and attractiveness, taking services and public space away from residents.
After Covid, a series of judicial scandals related to urban planning, together with the exhaustion of urban spaces available for transformation, led to a slow exodus of investors toward other cities, as well as the adoption of the same “Milan-style urban regeneration” policies in Rome, Naples, Bologna, Turin, Bari, and elsewhere.
At the same time, the protests of Milanese activists have become a model, and committees, citizen networks, and opposition groups in other cities have become quicker to recognize destructive urban policies. Movements against the America’s Cup in Bagnoli, the so-called Black Cube in Florence, the new master plan in Turin, and the fake museums in Bologna are pushing back against the spread of financialization, unequal urban growth, and the concentration of wealth. New forms of protest are calling for free public beaches and common goods, and defending parks and rewilded land. Films, comics, AI videos, and books are flourishing. More and more, projects are wavering, some are failing, and investors are withdrawing from environments they consider inhospitable.
Lucia Tozzi
Lucia Tozzi is a Milano-based journalist and urban researcher known for her incisive critiques of gentrification, tourism-driven development, and the commodification of public space. Her writing spans cultural criticism, investigative reporting, and political analysis, appearing in publications such as Il Tascabile, NERO, Altreconomia, il manifesto, and other journals. She is the editor and author of City Killers. Per una critica del turismo (2023, Libria), Dopo il turismo (2020, nottetempo), and co-author of Napoli. Contro il panorama, (2022, nottetempo), which reframes Naples as a space of potential outside the logic of global urban competition. Her work draws on radical urban theory and foregrounds the defence of the commons, democratic planning, and the rights of residents over speculative capital.
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