Moderator: Carlos Martín, PhD, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D.C.
Kathleen Dorgan, AIA, Dorgan Architecture and Planning, Storrs, Conn.
Deane M. Evans, FAIA, Center for Architecture and Building Science Research, Newark, N.J.
William Huang, Manager of Housing Development, County of Los Angeles, Monterey Park, Calif.

      We’ll discuss the national Campaign for Excellence in Affordable Housing Design and the Affordable Housing Design Advisor. Come get an update on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s programs and tools affecting affordable housing design across the country, review how enlightened funding agencies are driving better design, and discuss the opportunities for-and obstacles to-achieving better affordable housing design.

Learning objectives:

• Discuss how the Campaign for Excellence in Affordable Housing Design and current programs at HUD can help promote and create better-designed affordable housing
• Access the Affordable Housing Design Advisor, an online tool to advocate for design quality in affordable housing projects
• Review how regional funding agencies and architects are overcoming obstacles and enhancing the design quality of affordable housing.