Housing the Commons 2: State, Market, Commons

Under what conditions does housing become a commons? Housing the Commons is a series of four thematic roundtables exploring the scope of commons in housing and of housing commons in the city.

The commons are often understood as an alternative to state provisions and market logics. In the case of housing, which both highly commodified and subject to local policies, such distinctions become blurred. The second roundtable addresses the interfaces, partnerships and strategic alliances between commons, state agencies and market interest, and the hybrid forms of housing commons that are their result.

Speakers: Prof. Tom Avermaete (ETH Zurich), Prof. Helena Mattsson (KTH Stockholm), Prof. Luca Ortelli (EPFL) and Irina Davidovici (EPFL and ETH).