Dean Sonia Hirt delivered one of the keynote lectures in the international congress on “Urban and Housing Systems under Pressure” organized by the Metropolitan Research Institute in Budapest, Hungary. The congress addressed two main topics: the evolution of the urban context, and housing and welfare developments, within the post-crisis landscape. How are European cities affected by the changing conditions, and how do they respond? How do newly emerging challenges and responses transform European housing and welfare regimes? In addition to these, a separate session involved the adaptive and inclusive re-use of urban heritage. The proceedings can be viewed at: https://mri.hu/en/mri2019/programme/
