Over the past 25 years, Düsseldorf's population has grown from around 570,000 to around 650,000 today. While the increase in population was initially accompanied by stable development in the housing market, Düsseldorf is now one of the cities with the highest demand for housing in Germany. There are far too few new buildings to meet the growing demand, resulting in significant price increases. Although rents are still a long way from the average of over €20 per square metre in Munich, this development threatens the social balance and functioning of urban society. A large number of failed large-scale housing projects and the crisis among property developers, with over 500 companies going bankrupt nationwide in 2023, have also contributed to Düsseldorf now being characterised by an unbalanced housing supply. Prof. Dr. Thorsten Scheer (Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences) discusses the question of how people will live in Düsseldorf in the future, what control and funding options are available to the city administration, and what perspectives architecture offers in this regard.

– Cornelia Zuschke, Deputy Mayor for Planning, Construction, Housing and Real Estate, City of Düsseldorf

– Dr. Rainer Götzen, Interboden – Neighbourhood and Project Development, Ratingen

– Kai Noell, former Head of Experimental Housing Construction, Ministry of Home Affairs, Local Government, Building and Digital Affairs, State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Düsseldorf

– Dr. Helmut Schneider, Alliance for Affordable Housing Düsseldorf

– Eckehard Wienstroer, Wienstroer Architects and Urban Planners, Neuss

Date: Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 7 p.m.
Location: City Museum of the State Capital Düsseldorf, Ibach Hall, Berger Allee 2, 40213 Düsseldorf
Admission is free.

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