The Gleis 21 building group project in Vienna is a recipient of the Detail Award 2022. Markus Zilker of Einzueins Architektur describes the unconventional participatory planning process for the residential building. Architecture is often reduced to matters of aesthetics or sustainability; is that a mistake? Built architecture reflects the processes, organizational structures, and values shared by everyone
involved in its planning. That makes it much more complex than some might think. If we implement a project together based on mutual trust, this is also reflected in the result.