3 ways to learn about affordable housing solutions

March 28, 2017
Categories: General News Tags: GET INVOLVED, Housing

What can the community do to encourage and protect housing that more low-income families can afford? Three upcoming events at UNC Charlotte will look at the many interrelated issues, from development challenges to neighborhood action to innovations. All events are free and open to the public.

FRIDAY, MARCH 31 – URBAN COMPLEXITIES: AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD ERASURE

This day-long event starts at 10 a.m. with coffee and bagels, includes two panel discussions among community leaders. It ends with a 5:30 p.m. reception. All events are at the UNC Charlotte Center City building.

This event is free but registration is required. Click here to register.

Sponsors are the UNC Charlotte School of Architecture and the UNC-Greensboro Department of Interior Architecture’s Novem Mason Symposium on Community-Engaged Design.

The symposium begins Wednesday, March 29, with workshops for students in Charlotte and Greensboro. Charlotte workshops are:

  • Workshop 1: Affordable Housing Development Challenges (Forget Studio + Optimist Park)
  • Workshop 2: Options for Historic Neighborhoods (Davis Studio + Cherry Neighborhood)
  • Workshop 3: Charlotte’s Most Insecure Residents (Sauda Studio + Charlotte Men’s Shelter)

EVENTS FRIDAY, MARCH 31

10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. – Current Housing Challenges Facing our Cities. Panelists are Ely Portillo, Charlotte Observer reporter; John Howard, Historic Districts Administrator at the City of Charlotte and president, Revolution Park neighborhood association; Pam Wideman, deputy directory, Charlotte Department of Neighborhood & Business Services; Nadia M. Anderson, director, UNC Charlotte City.Building.Lab