From the perspective of anthropology, the influence of rituals, constraints or habits on our everyday housing practices will be explored, as well as the impact of power structures and gender roles on our everyday living and housing spaces. Moving away from inscribed rituals and power structures, we also make an attempt to break down the complexity of built environment to elements and their relationship to each other:  Methods and theories such as Pattern Language or Space Syntax, both of which deal with emergent architecture, will likewise provide insights into the foundations of dwelling. Likewise, we investigate the meaning and influence of representation and medialization of historical as well as current housing situations and their effects on our actual built environment.