The Vienna International Building Exhibition (Internationale Bauausstellung Wien – IBA Wien), under the theme “How Will We Live Tomorrow?”, arrives in Thessaloniki, initiating an open dialogue on the future of housing and the provision of affordable living in Euroean cities. The exhibition will open on Thursday, October 16, 2025, at 18:00, at Thessaloniki City Hall.

This event is an initiative of the School of Architecture at Aristotle University, organized in collaboration with the City of Vienna.

Specifically, the main exhibition titled “How Will We Live Tomorrow?” will be hosted at Thessaloniki City Hall from Tuesday, October 14 to Friday, October 24, 2025. It will then move to the Faculty of Engineering at Aristotle University on Thursday, October 30, where it will remain open to the public until Friday, November 7, 2025.

According to the organizers, “The right to housing has emerged as a matter of utmost importance across Europe in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. Issues surrounding habitation and access to affordable housing are now central to policy agendas, while in Greece in recent years, significant developments have taken place on this front.”

The organizers highlight Vienna’s housing model as an exemplary case study. For nearly a century, the city has developed successful housing policies embedded within a broader framework of urban and spatial planning. Vienna’s architecture continuously evolves, adopting innovative approaches that respond to the technological, environmental, social, and economic challenges of each era. The development of collective dialogue and the search for solutions around the question “How Will We Live Tomorrow?” formed the core of IBA Vienna, a project that began in 2016, concluded in 2022, and continues to influence contemporary practices aimed at securing affordable housing for all.

The Thessaloniki presentation of the exhibition will be accompanied by parallel events and activities across various locations in the city, running until early November. The program includes a symposium with international speakers, a parallel exhibition, a roundtable discussion, guided tours, local interventions, and other open activities for the public.

According to the organizers, the presentation of IBA Vienna in Thessaloniki aims to strengthen public dialogue around the issue of housing in Greek cities, with a particular focus on Thessaloniki, and to encourage cooperation among local and national stakeholders involved in neighborhood planning and housing development.

Further information and the full program of the event are available at:

https://architecture.web.auth.gr/ιβα-βιέννης-πώς-θα-κατοικούμε-αύριο 

Information about the Vienna International Building Exhibition is available here:

https://southeuropean-cities.arch.auth.gr/en/newsocialhousing-futureurbanliving