Local Matters: Public participation in architecture

Franziska has invited Maribel Casas, director of the Luxembourg Center for Architecture Luca, to talk about their initiatives to involve the public in architectural planning. Tonight, Luca is hosting a lecture on affordable living, presenting different innovative examples from Europe.

Local Matters: Racism hinders the search for housing

Every day, racist incidents happen in Luxembourg, administrative procedures, during the job hunt or the search for housing. For Local Matters, Franziska interviewed Madeleine and Yolande from One People Asbl about discrimination during the search for housing.

A stroll at the new Kuebebierg neighbourhood

On Local Matters, we have a visit to the north-eastern end of the city of Luxembourg, to the neighborhood of Kuebebierg. So far, it is only green fields and a few trees. Once finished, the Kuebebierg neighborhood will house 3000 families.

Municipal elections: VDL parties on housing (pt.2)

Whereas the Democratic Party (DP) has concrete plans on how much money should be spent on housing, others see the need to experiment with new forms of housing. On Local Matters today, the green party déi Greng and the DP present their solutions for the the city’s housing crisis.

Municipal elections: VDL parties on housing (pt.1)

Accelerated construction authorization, increased tax for empty apartments, priority housing for young families: The Luxembourg-City parties have different approaches to solving the housing crisis. On Local Matters, they present their plans. Today, our guests are from Déi Lenk, CSV and ADR.

Flatsharing: The WG-Projet

The association LIFE aims to make flatsharing more accessible in Luxembourg. Gary Diderich is the founder of the project WG-Projet and he is our guest on Local Matters today.
The interview is part of this week's Local Matters series on flatsharing in Luxembourg.

Flatsharing: Miguel's worst experience

For 6 months, Miguel Ortiz lived in an overcrowded, surveilled and avariciously managed flatshare in Merl. In our interview, he shares his experiences with Ben George Coles. The interview is part of this week's Local Matters series on flatsharing in Luxembourg.

Flatsharing: Interview with students' delegate Ulisse Bassi

Ulisse Bassi is a student at the University of Luxembourg, and as member of the students' delegation, he also represents other students. In our interview on Local Matters, Ulisse explains us the difficulties that students have with finding housing.
This is our first interview of this week's Local Matters on flatsharing.

Challenges for the elderly: The housing project of the association Beienhaus

The association Beienhaus aims to set up and promote a housing project where elderly people would live together in housing communities. In our interview, Gaby Monville explains the concept and the benefits of such a housing model. The interview is part of this week's Local Matters series on the risk of loneliness for elderly people.