das fernlicht. Future trends Future studies, future living, smart living. Selected press

Selected Articles

2008.06.13
Ö1 Wirtschaftsmagazin Saldo - Life without oil?

Daniel O. Maerki from das fernlicht was interviewed about future without oil.

2008.04.01
Wienweb - Garden-Dwarfs in the City

Allontment gardens are a piece of the countryside in the city. More and more people in Vienna are living in their allontment gardens over the whole year.

"das fernlicht" has performed a study about "living in allontment gardens".

2008.03.15
Die Presse - Austria's blue Sofa

Housing trends are not longer consistent, changes dominate.

2007.11
Immobilien Fokus - Wohn-Base, innovative project proves itselve

One year after the delivery of the flats the institute "das fernlicht" proved in a survey, that one of the most innovative projects of the nearer past proves itselve.

2007.07.25
Stiftung Digitale Chancen - Equipment, use and requirements of digital technologies in social housing in Austria

Das Fernlicht - ein in Wien ansässiges internationales Kompetenzzentrum für Zukunft & Lebenswelten, das vorrangig an der Schnittstelle zwischen Technologie und Gesellschaft arbeitet, hat im Jahr 2006 eine vergleichende Ist-Analyse der Ausstattung, Nutzung und Bedürfnisse in Bezug auf digitale Technologien im sozialen und kommunalen Wohnbau durchgeführt. Durch die rasante Entwicklung im Bereich der Digitalisierung und Vernetzung wird die Handhabung der digitalen Angebote im Wohnbereich immer komplexer. Es werden neue Anwenderkenntnisse erforderlich sein, die nicht allen Menschen in gleicher Weise gegeben sind. In diesem Zusammenhang führt die wachsende soziale Ungleichheit zu unterschiedlichen Nutzungsintensitäten.

2007.07.24
Der Standard - The house with the shopping-service

Home Base Bandgasse was evaluated by das fernlicht.

2007.06.06
Wohnnet.at - Living in allontment gardens becomes a new living trend

Living in allontment gardens becomes a new living trend. Even academics and younger people discover the quality of nature and center-connection. Besides, an increasing number of allontment gardeners lives there the whole year.

2007.05.08
ORF.on Salzburg - Futurologist's Days

The perspectives in politics and business are too short, say futurologists who founded the "Network Future Studies".

2007.05
Immobilien Fokus - Housing in Allontment Gardens

Today the allontment garden is more than a place of excursions: it becomes a new trend of living, says a study from "das fernlicht".

2007.04.30
APA Online Journale - Academics tend to Allontment Gardens

It's a stereotype that just socially disadvantaged, elderly people live in allontment gardens. A study of "das fernlicht" shows: 25% of allontment gardeners are academics and two thirds are under 55 years.

2007.04.25
Österreich - Future Offices are mobile

The future office will be periferal and mobile.

2007.04.20
Wiener Zeitung - Austrians spend 560 Mio. for gardens

More and more academics relax in their own garden.

2007.03
konstruktiv - Future Housing: Smart Living

Smart technology will affect future housing. Home networks, bussystems, residentual gatewayse or - even more obscure - EIB, OSGI, etc. These terms are in the media and in the brains of some providers for years. And the internet-fridge, which orders goods automatically, got famous. But are these concepts really established? by Daniel Maerki

2006.09.14
competitionLine - Development of the area of the former Kindl-Brewery in Berlin-Neukölln

Competition on the development of solution for the longterm-use and the connection with the close-by areas of the former Kindl-Brewery.

Topos (Berlin) won the 2. place. Dr. Daniel O. Maerki from das fernlicht joined the group as an expert for future studies and user requirements.

2006.09
Immobilien Fokus - What has future relevance in the area of housing?

What do people think about their future in the area of housing? "das fernlicht", institute for future studies, found it out.

2006.03.11
Die Presse - The purchase is waiting at home

The purchase waits at home - living and services. A future-trend for those, they can afford it.

2005.06.25
Immo-Kurier

Future Zone

2005.04.02
Die Presse - Together chat and privatize

Move closer without kicking each other on the toes: That is the idea of new residential-concepts, that give serious thought to the topic community.

2004.12.05
APA

A residential-basis for modern people

2004.10.23
Die Presse

Much space for community-experience

2004.04.01
District journal Innere Stadt

Living in the house of future

2003.09.08
Jobpilot Tiscali

How becomes one craftsman for smart homes?

2003.07.01
Umweltjournal

Living in the future will be differentiated : more than only 4 walls

2003.05.06
Timber-online

Sensual dreams on the advance - informs technical magazine Wood-design

2003.03.14
Press service of Wirtschaftskammer Salzburg

Bottom line yet not crossed

2003.03
immo-agent - Wohnen & Interieur

The futurologist Daniel Maerki analysis at the exhibition, how future housing would develop.

2003.02.02
Building & Business

Smart life: smart homes - from the utopia to connected reality, yearly-band

2003.01.29
Wiener Zeitung online - Gasometer

Gasometers inhabitants are very content with residential situation

2003.01.28
Der Standard

Study about contentment in Gasometers

2003.01.28
ORF.on - Gasometer

The people, who live in gasometer city are satisfied. But they are just nearly satisfied, because there are wishes for advancement. They are related to the shopping center.

2003.01.28
Wien.at - Faymann: Gasometer-inhabitants are very satisfied

The people, who live in gasometer city evaluate their satisfaction with 1,5.

2002.11.12
Ecosophia online

From a witch house to a smart house

2002.11.11
Wiener Zeitung

What is going on in the witch-house?

2002.11.06
Microsoft online

Smart spaces: living for the future

2002.10.12
Microsoft online

Virtuell communities

2002.09.08
Wood design

High acceptance for connected living