Street level, courtyard, ground floor

"Street level, courtyards, and the ground floor—these are special spaces in our cities and neighborhoods. The ground floor plays a crucial role in whether we perceive a neighborhood or district as livable, vibrant, or safe. At the same time, it is undergoing significant change as brick-and-mortar retail stores are disappearing in many places. In a podcast interview, Professor Dr. Angelika Psenner explains how to achieve a holistic urban structure. Expert Angelika Psenner is a professor of urban structure research at TU Wien; she teaches and conducts research on, among other topics, urban structures from the 19th to the 21st centuries, multi-use building structures, the perception of architecture and public space, and applies City Information Modeling (CIM) in her methodological work. How did Vienna’s city parterres come into being, what makes them special, and what challenges and opportunities does Level 0 face today? That’s the topic of this episode of “GLÜCKLICH WOHNEN.” – Glücklich Wohnen – the BUWOG Podcast