To mark the 500th anniversary: The first definitive work on the Fuggerei, the world’s
oldest social housing estate. In 1521, Jakob Fugger founded the Fuggerei as a terraced housing estate for the needy in Augsburg – and to this day, people on low incomes live here for an annual rent of 88 cents excluding utilities. This richly illustrated volume, written by long-standing experts, provides for the first time a comprehensive, in-depth and vivid account of the Fuggerei, whose social commitment is part of a tradition that points to the future. The history of the Fugger family and the reasons that led one of the most influential merchant dynasties of the 16th century to found a social housing estate are explored, as are the architecture of the buildings, the trades and roles within the Fuggerei, the history of its residents, applications and eligibility criteria for residency, as well as historical and vivid impressions of the Fuggerei today.
Available in bookshops and, of course, at the Fuggerei!