For many years, Stadtarbeit has been an essential part of VIENNA DESIGN WEEK, made possible with the support of the Erste Bank sponsorship program – Vermehrt Schönes! – and in collaboration with Caritas Wien. This format is dedicated to Social Design—the shaping of our collective coexistence—and has been commissioning pioneering design projects for over a decade, shaped by a distinct Viennese understanding of this discipline.

Stadtarbeit supports projects that focus on human interaction and social responsibility. This can include the analysis of urban and social spaces, the improvement of specific social situations, or addressing the lived realities of minorities in the city. The projects take place in public spaces and should be accessible and comprehensible to the general public. The ERSTE BANK SOCIAL DESIGN PRIZE will be awarded during the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK in autumn.