LIVING TOGETHER

American cities continue to grow, but they’re not welcoming for everyone. Rampant gentrification and sky-high living costs are now the norm from sea to shining sea, prompting many to criticize cities as parking lots for investment monies when they should be places of cultural exchange and community. Against this backdrop, valuable projects deliver affordable housing for a variety of clients, at a variety of scales, and realized in a variety of architectural schemes. In this issue, AN visits four projects that evidence the work of architects to make housing available for everyone: Marvel is delivering 1,700 new residences in New York City’s Far Rockaway neighborhood; Waechter Architecture has created a dense and diverse development in Portland, Oregon, which frames its outdoor spaces; French 2D designed a cohousing complex in Malden, Massachusetts based on collaborative living principles; and in Morgan City, Louisiana, Rome Office just finished a 44-unit complex for seniors.