Architects, planners, and civic leaders must rethink the housing paradigm. This seminar will explore radical housing solutions—e.g., community land trusts, limited equity cooperatives, cohousing, and innovative 3D-printed and tiny homes—that deliver affordability, sustainability, resilience, and community.
Through case studies, you'll learn about design strategies, financing structures, and policy frameworks. Plus, examine how to adopt these models in practice, align with AIA climate and equity priorities, and apply these solutions in your own community.
Learning Objectives
- Discuss the challenges contributing to declining homeownership rates, including affordability pressures, generational shifts, changing regulations, and market dynamics.
- Examine and compare different models of homeownership and tenure, such as community land trusts, limited equity cooperatives, rent-to-own programs, and co-housing/co-living structures.
- Assess the strengths, limitations, and outcomes of various housing typologies that support or modify pathways to ownership, including their impact on affordability.
- Explore emerging and future-oriented ownership options, envisioning alternative models that facilitate access to stable, affordable, and community-centered housing.