In September, Domus Social organised a session of ‘Lá Fora’, a series of exchange sessions for staff members, in which they invited DASH participant Els Keunen from the University of Stuttgart to give a presentation about social housing in Germany.
In August, Ivana Momic and Aleksandar Jevtic, members of the Serbian Urban Planning Association, visited their colleagues, urban planners from Braga and Porto. After recognising common goals and similar interests in social housing, SUPA’s members decided to visit them to gain insight into the planning documentation and planning practice.
As members of the Housing and Building Sector of a Portuguese cooperative, our research in Tübingen focused on two main perspectives: 1) the role of Dachgeno Wohnen Tübingen as an “umbrella” housing cooperative; and 2) the role of the state in the development of affordable housing through collective-ownership housing cooperatives.
During a one-month secondment in Porto, PhD student Rikke Borg Sundstrup (Aalborg University) explored how the city addresses affordable housing through regeneration projects, public-private partnerships, and preservation of historic housing. Visits and discussions with Domus Social offered new insights into housing policy and the challenges shared across European cities.
A brief overview of the Serbian and Portuguese reality. On the urban transformations of cities and their relationship with housing policies, housing provision, the importance and relevance of public housing, and the urban regeneration process.
In November 2024, the Municipality of Braga took part in a secondment to Serbia, exploring affordable housing policies and urban planning practices. Through visits, meetings, and international events, the team exchanged knowledge and reinforced its commitment to sustainable development and inclusive housing within the scope of the DASH project.
From 2nd to 16th October 2024, Aleksandar Jevtic and Ivana Momic from the Serbian association of Urban Planners (SUPA) conducted secondments in Germany as part of the DASH project. The plan was to meet with urban planners, spatial planners and experts in various fields to discuss planning systems in Germany, in order to undertake a comparative study of the planning systems of Germany, Portugal, Denmark and Serbia, with a focus on social housing.
During a 10-day secondment (6 days in Lisbon and 4 days in Porto), Prof. Claus Bech-Danielsen from Aalborg University explored architecture, urban renewal and housing areas in Portugal. Study trips and meetings at the University of Lisbon and at Domus Social in Porto provided an interesting way to compare housing policy, social housing, transformation and architectural development in Portugal and Denmark.
A brief autumn visit to our new Portuguese partners offered rich insights into integrated social housing practices in Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia—highlighting how both companies combine planning, management, and care to tackle affordability, community resilience, and urban regeneration.
Vulnerable groups of forced migrants continue to face vast challenges in accessing housing in Berlin and Potsdam. Nina Amelung, ICS-Universidade de Lisboa, visited Inwole e.V., DASH partner, in Potsdam and explored migrants’ long and diverse paths to safe and permanent housing.
