What It Takes to Make a Home

201929mNo ratings yet

Overview

What does it mean to live in the city without a place you can call your own? What role can architects have in addressing homelessness? And how can cities become better homes for all? The documentary film What It Takes to Make a Home follows a conversation between architects Michael Maltzan (Los Angeles) and Alexander Hagner (Vienna), who have been grappling with these questions over many years and through various projects. While the cities and the political and economic contexts in which Maltzan and Hagner work differ, both search for long-term strategies for housing instead of reacting with ad hoc solutions. Focussing on some causes and conditions of homelessness, the film questions the role architects can play toward overcoming the stigmatization of people experiencing it, in order to build more inclusive cities.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: October 18, 2019
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: Austria, United States of America
Production: Canadian Centre for Architecture
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
Homepage: Official site