The conference aimed to give an overview on the possibilities of loft developments at architectural heritage sites, comparing the succesful Austrian practice with the Hungarian situation. The conference provided a forum for professional debates and a chance to reveal conflicts regarding the possibilities, bounderies and regulation of developments.
The first section investigated the background and evolution of the Hungarian situation by means of presenting some of the finest recent examples from Budapest. Architects, experts of the National Office of Cultural Heritage, preservation specialists were invited together with regional chief architects and municipality decision makers.
In the second section we selected some of the most innovative examples from the rich rootscape of Vienna, where we invited city designers, architects from the best Austrian offices.
