Housing Now: Innovative Land Use

This session explores recent land use policy and zoning changes in Seattle, Washington State, Portland and Oregon that allow for more “Missing Middle” housing. Filmed live at AIA Seattle’s Housing Now! Forum, presenters provide insights for advising clients and developers about opportunities to create more inclusive, equitable, resilient and livable communities and to navigate potential obstacles.

After viewing this course, you will be better positioned to advise clients and developers about opportunities to develop more inclusive, equitable, resilience and livable communities and navigate potential obstacles.

Presenter:
Representative Jessica Bateman, Washington State House of Representatives - 22nd Legislative District; Nick Welch, Senior Planner, Office of Planning and Community Development | City of Seattle; Madeline Kovacs, Development Manager | Adre

Housing Now: Innovative Financing

Course release date: August, 2023

This session explores innovative financing mechanisms for funding and building affordable housing. By understanding how developers creatively integrate the causes of increased costs and the impact of policies on affordable housing, architects can be more effective advocates and collaborators in the quest to provide plentiful, diverse and sustainable options.

Presenter:
Michelle Morlan, Lotus Development Partners; Donald King, FAIA, Nehemiah Initiative Seattle; Leah Martin, AIA, Allied8 Architects; Uche Okezie, HomeSight; Gladys Ly-Au Young, AIA, SKL Architects; Ben Maritz, Great Expectations

Housing Now: Innovative Case Studies

Filmed live at AIA Seattle’s Housing Now! Forum, presenters discuss innovative housing models at a variety of scales throughout the Pacific Northwest. Looking at new typologies, strategies, frameworks and partnerships, each speaker highlights their firm’s approach to innovative and affordable housing. Specific examples include Wedgeview by WC Studio, Heartwood by atelierjones LLC, Argyle Gardens by Holst Architecture and co-housing designs by Schemata Workshop.

Presenter:
Cady Chintis, Partner | WC STUDIO Architects; Susan Jones, FAIA, Founding Architect | atelierjones LLC; Grace H. Kim, FAIA, Principal | Schemata Workshop; Dave Otte, AIA, NOMA, NCARB, LEED, Principal / Owner | Holst Architecture

Neighborhood Now!

With a dose of dry wit, Julie Eizenberg, FAIA, LFRAIA, Founding Principal of Los Angeles-based Koning Eizenberg Architecture, discusses opportunities to strengthen neighborhoods through analysis of housing typologies and case studies of housing and community buildings. Julie explores neighborhood housing issues through numerous completed projects, including the widely-acclaimed Arroyo affordable family housing, and the Park, as well as a competition entry for affordable housing in Chicago.

Presenter:
Julie Eizenberg, FAIA, LFRAIA, Founding Principal | Koning Eizenberg Architecture