While global discussions continue to expand on the multiple and diverse issues regarding housing – a shortage or non-existence of, affordability of, or location of, not to mention dislocation of – one element of the challenge that remains largely under reported is that of design options: and it’s not simply about the design of the houses but also about the design of the neighbourhoods that
In the first post of this series A Housing Agenda for Generations I began stating that housing – a shortage or non-existence of, affordability of, or location of, not to mention dislocation of – is a complex social issue in varying degrees of distress for low, middle and high income countries, hitting a crescendo in
In the second Housing That Connects Us webinar on Nov.9th hosted by the Hey Neighbour Collective in Vancouver, featured primarily were two UK innovators -design consultant Natasha Reid,founder of Matter. Space. Soul. – and Paul Quinn from Clarion Housing Group a non-market housing association, about their ongoing initiatives to help create sustainable multi-unit housing development projects, that
In the first of my series A Housing Agenda for Generations last week, I featured the first of three virtual events I attended in October with the theme communities & connections. Here are some summary notes on the other two, beginning with a 3-day conference from Boston, which although not specifically focused on housing itself,
Over the last few years, housing – whether it be a shortage or non-existence of, affordability of, or location of, not to mention dislocation of – has become at the forefront, a complex social issue of great concern, if not crisis, for low, middle and high income countries, hitting a crescendo in 2023. While we’re