Exhibition Catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue

ISBN: 978-86-6184-142-2
Year of publication: 2026
Title: People, Places, Homes: Social Housing Across Europe

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46793/DASH.pph

Curators and authors: Zlata Vuksanović-Macura, Sara Neves, Lene Wiell Nordberg, Natalia Irina Roman, Olga Feio, Joana Pack
Publishers: Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts; Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” SASA
Exhibition venue: Gallery of Science and Technology, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade, Serbia
Exhibition dates: 27 October – 21 November 2026

Abstract. People, Places, Homes: Social Housing Across Europe is an exhibition and accompanying catalogue developed within the Deliver sAfe and Social Housing (DASH) project, supported by the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions. Bringing together housing policies, projects and experiences from Denmark, Germany, Portugal and Serbia, the exhibition explores how safe, affordable and inclusive housing is shaped by institutional arrangements, spatial decisions and residents’ everyday lives.

The exhibition is organised around six interconnected themes: policy instruments, social inclusion, public spaces, adaptive reuse, construction methods and experimental housing approaches. Through examples from different European contexts, it examines how housing is planned, financed, designed, managed and maintained, highlighting the relationships between affordability, social sustainability, environmental performance and community participation. A separate section presents student proposals developed through the Common Ground design studios at the University of Stuttgart, exploring possibilities for housing and neighbourhood regeneration in Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia.

Combining educational and participatory approaches, the exhibition addresses researchers, practitioners, policymakers, students and the wider public. It challenges simplified perceptions of social housing and encourages reflection on housing as more than a dwelling: a foundation for security, belonging and community life. Rather than promoting a single model, the exhibition invites dialogue and mutual learning about the conditions needed to make safe, affordable and inclusive housing a lasting reality.

Keywords: social housing; affordable housing; housing policy; social inclusion; public spaces; adaptive reuse; housing design and construction; community participation; housing sustainability; Europe.

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