How can housing be studied scientifically? The recurring housing crisis makes it clear that lasting solutions require ongoing research and insights to inform practical dialogue with policymakers, the business community, and civil society. Housing manifests itself in the interplay between physical structures and social dynamics and is constantly changing in the context of current challenges, crises, and conflicts. Analyzing this complexity requires methodological diversity as well as interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches.
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In a conversation with Antonia Krahl and Julia von Mende, co-editors and authors of the book *Wohnen erforschen* (transcript, 2024), they go beyond discussing qualitative and quantitative methods to explore the challenges and potential of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary work. We’ll explore how we can successfully bring together the diversity of perspectives for a shared dialogue on the housing issue. Perspectives from the audience—whether from research or practice—are warmly welcome.
Julia von Mende holds the Chair of Theory and History in Architecture at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences. As an architectural theorist, she works at the disciplinary intersections of architecture, sociology, urban studies, and cultural studies. Two of her main areas of focus are the history of housing research and interdisciplinary methods for analyzing the spatial structures of everyday practices such as eating and living.
Antonia Krahl is a research associate at the Institute for Social Sciences at the University of Stuttgart. Her work focuses on systematic methodological research, with a particular interest in multi-perspective and methodologically integrative approaches. Her research in the fields of architectural, urban, and housing sociology examines the interaction between the built environment and social phenomena.