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ARTICLES

Multifamily Housing 2021

September 9, 2021

Our annual review of Multifamily Housing explores projects in the U.S. and Europe, across markets, from high-end condos to public apartment buildings that address the lack of adequate housing while incorporating exemplary design.

Florence Mills Apartments by KFA

Los Angeles

Sarah Amelar

September 9, 2021

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The legacy of Black performer Florence Mills lives on in KFA’s affordable-housing complex in L.A.

Social Housing by Peris+Toral

Cornellà, Spain

Anatxu Zabalbeascoa

September 6, 2021

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Peris+Toral’s timber social housing in Catalonia brings the outside in.

Data and Urban Planning

Tracking the Pulse of the City

Matthew Marani

September 1, 2021

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Will big data create a more equitable built environment?

Innovative Housing Portfolio

A Variety of Strategies

Fred A. Bernstein Sarah Amelar

Clifford A. Pearson

September 1, 2021

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Projects from around the country reflect an array of inventive affordable approaches.

Los Angeles by Christopher Hawthorne

Sarah Amelar

September 1, 2021

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The Chief Design Officer of L.A., Christopher Hawthorne, talks about the city’s most urgent problems.

The Future of Affordable Housing

Why is the Housing Market Insane?

James S. Russell, FAIA

September 1, 2021

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Systemic dysfunction drives home prices out of reach for too many.

Los Angeles International Design Center.

Continuing Education: Converting Offices to Housing

Katharine Logan

September 1, 2021

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As vacancy rates rise, developers and architects transform outdated office buildings into residences.

Facebook to Invest in San Francisco’s Affordable Housing

Kara Mavros

December 11, 2020

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The social network will build 2,000 homes in the tech capital.

South Bronx Housing by Alexander Gorlin Architects

New York

Linda C. Lentz

October 2, 2020

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A Manhattan-based architect brightens a once-notorious corner of the South Bronx with affordable apartments designed to provide more than shelter.

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EVENTS

Webinar

11/18/21 to 11/18/22

Contact: Tiffany

Designing and Building for High-Density

NOW ON DEMAND

Credits: 1 AIA LU/Elective; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 IACET CEU
May qualify for learning hours through most Canadian architectural associations

This webinar will explore timber case studies that have achieved fast, efficient, and low-carbon construction of affordable multi-family housing, increasing density through trends like prefab, urban infills and overbuilds, and adaptive reuse of existing buildings. The presentation will be followed by a moderated discussion.

NOW ON DEMAND

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 IACET CEU
May qualify for learning hours through most Canadian architectural associations

This webinar illustrates how workplace questions are studied and answered, with a focus on the Armstrong World Industries (AWI) Living Lab, a dynamic pilot space at Armstrong’s campus in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 IACET CEU
May qualify for learning hours through most Canadian architectural associations

The webinar will be presented by MKA's Ron Klemencic, who conceived the ideas for these innovations and has employed them in projects around the country. Joining him will be representatives from Schuff Steel, Brett Manning, SE, Vice President of Engineering, and David P. Wright, Director of Preconstruction, who will present the perspective of the erector who has constructed buildings that feature these designs.