2026

February 2026 – Housing cooperatives are gaining momentum in the Netherlands and are increasingly seen as a potential response to the current housing crisis through renewed forms of collective ownership and collaborative housing production. 

Well-documented examples are essential to inspire and support emerging initiatives. This book presents 15 successful housing cooperatives —10 from Germany and 5 from the Netherlands, including San Riemo (Munich), Boschgaard (Den Bosch), and De Nieuwe Meent (Amsterdam). By Marieke Kums and Carolin Koopmann, published by nai010