#UrbanDevelopment

For decades, the urban centre of Hohenems was characterised by vacancy and decay, but in recent years has developed into a small town with remarkable qualities thanks to targeted restructuring and redevelopment of individual properties. Contrary to the usual tendencies in other towns to hand over political responsibility to investors and to carry out supposed revitalisation through new large-scale structures, alternative strategies are being successfully pursued in Hohenems. The inner city is a patchwork where large buildings seemingly have no place: it has a human scale, many identities, owner-managed structures, personal, positive, and cheerful, varied, things to look after that have value, quality material, history and contemporaneity, a... More