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Multifamily Housing, Community Design, and Neighborhood Revitalization: Lessons from Chicago
June 25, 2014 Chicago, Illinois AIA National Convention
Provider: AIA Housing Knowledge Community
AIA Housing Knowledge Community
The AIA Housing Knowledge Community (HKC) tracks housing issues and develops relationships with industry stakeholders to encourage and promote safe, attractive, accessible, and affordable housing for all Americans. The AIA’s Knowledge Communities offer members a personalized design- and practice-based experience that provides knowledgesharing, networking, and leadership opportunities. Visit us at: http://network.aia.org/hkc/ and follow us on:
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WE205: Multifamily Housing, Community Design, and Neighborhood Revitalization: Lessons from Chicago
Welcome to Chicago, Illinois and the 2014 AIA National Convention! Today’s pre-convention workshop, entitled, “Multifamily Housing, Community Design, and Neighborhood Revitalization: Lessons from Chicago” is presented by the AIA’s Housing Knowledge Community (HKC). The HKC -- the AIA’s third largest knowledge community -- provides leadership on housing issues for the AIA, develops educational programming, maintains relationships with the industry and in academics, and sponsors awards programs. The HKC has over 10,000 members and the active participation of practitioners like you is crucial to our success and continued visibility within the AIA. In addition to a six-member HKC Advisory Group, we have opportunities for national participation in subcommittees including policy, communication, education and membership. We are always looking for other energetic and passionate professionals to join our team. If you are interested in joining a subcommittee or becoming more involved with the HKC, please do not hesitate to contact me or other HKC members. On behalf of this year’s HKC Advisory Group, I would like to thank you for participating in today’s pre-convention workshop, which takes an in-depth look at Chicago through the lens of public housing. Its history of development, failures, and revitalization offer architects, designers, and community activists with many lessons learned for how to make successful, diverse urban communities. Today, we will hear from a myriad of professionals from all aspects of multifamily development -- ranging from policy, finance, design, and community development -- on innovative ways to revitalize neighborhoods through quality design. Also be sure to join the HKC in Chicago all week through Convention. Please see page 8 of this program for a listing of other housing activities. We particularly hope that you can join us for the Friday evening housing awards celebration at Cannon Design (note that RSVPs are required). This should prove to be an interesting evening, with the opportunity to hear directly from the award-winning project teams on how they are able to achieve successful and beautiful housing and community projects. I hope you enjoy the workshop and join us throughout the week.
Jamie A. Blosser, AIA Chair, 2014 AIA Housing Knowledge Community
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Congratulations to this year’s winners! 2014 AIA/HUD Secretary’s Awards:
The Housing and Custom Residential Knowledge Community of the AIA, in conjunction with HUD, recognize excellence in affordable housing architecture, neighborhood design, participatory design, and accessibility. Good design is a cornerstone of thriving homes and communities of all incomes and backgrounds. These awards demonstrate that design matters, and provide examples of important benchmarks in the housing industry.
> Excellence in Affordable Housing Design
28th Street Apartments Architect: Koning Eizenberg Architecture, Inc. Owner: Clifford Beers Housing, Inc. Location: Los Angeles, CA Photo Credit: © Eric Staudenmaier
> Creating Community Connection
Kelly Cullen Community Architect: Gelfand Partners Architects; Knapp Architects Owner: Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation Location: San Francisco , CA Photo Credit: © Mark Luthringer
> Community-Informed Design
Kings Beach Housing Now Architect: YHLA Architects Owner: Domus Development Location: Kings Beach, CA Photo Credit: © Tom Zikas Photography; Chelsea Bowman; Dave Adams
> Housing Accessibility
Sierra Bonita Housing Architect: Patrick Tighe Architecture Owner: West Hollywood Community Housing Corporation Location: West Hollywood, CA Photo Credit: © Art Gray Photography 4 | 2014 AIA National Convention
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2014 AIA Housing Awards:
The AIA Housing Knowledge Community and the Custom Residential Knowledge Community established this awards program to emphasize the importance of good housing as a necessity of life, a sanctuary for the human spirit, and a valuable national resource.
> One- and Two-Family Custom Residences
Informal House | Koning Eizenberg Architects, Inc. Photo Credit: © Eric Staudenmaier
Sol Duc Cabin | Olson Kundig Architects Photo Credit: © Benjamin Benschneider Kicking Horse Residence | Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Photo Credit: © Matthew Millman
Topo House | Johnsen Schmaling Architects Photo Credit: © Johnsen Schmaling Architects
Park Passive | NK Architects Photo Credit: © Aaron Leitz Photography AIA Housing Knowledge Community | 5
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> Multifamily Housing
Cherokee Studios | Brooks + Scarpa Photo Credit: © John Edward Linden
1221 Broadway | Lake|Flato Architects Photo Credit: © Chris Cooper
Merritt Crossing Senior Apartments | Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects. Photo Credit: © Tim Griffith 6 | 2014 AIA National Convention
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> Specialized Housing
28th Street Apartments | Koning Eizenberg Architecture, Inc. Photo Credit: Š Eric Staudenmaier
Sweetwater Spectrum Community | Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects. Photo Credit: Š Tim Griffith, Winni Wintermeyer, and Kyle Jeffers
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Join the HKC all week in Chicago! Join the AIA Housing Knowledge Community as it will hold various sessions and events all week in Chicago. Please note that some events require registration at the AIA Convention and/or a registration fee.
Thursday, June 26, 2014 | 6:00PM – 8:00PM EV208 Small Project Practitioners + Custom Residential Architects Network + Housing Knowledge Community Reception
Location: Crimson Lounge, 333 N. Dearborn Street Enjoy an evening with your peers in an intimate setting at a local venue. Join local and national architects, leaders, small firm owners, and AIA members with practices and interests ranging from small projects to custom residential design to affordable housing. The reception will provide opportunities for networking, collaboration, and sharing of best practice on an informal basis.
Friday, June 27 | 07:00AM - 08:00AM FR101 Baby Boomers to Gen Y: An Examination of Housing for Multi-Generational Families Fee: $0 (Advanced Registration Recommended) Location: McCormick Place, Room S104 This session will provide market-based data detailing trends in multi-generational housing; promote affordable housing for seniors as an emerging market for architects to address; and expand the knowledge base of members regarding designing for aging populations. Designers and architects will be equipped with tools to incorporate universally accessible design into their projects in order to increase housing options for those who opt to age-in-place.
Friday, June 27 | 11:30AM - 01:00PM EV307 Best in Housing: 2014 Awards Celebration
Please note that this session has been cancelled. Award recipients will be honored on Friday evening at 6:00PM at Cannon Design. See below.
Friday, June 27 | 06:00PM - 08:00PM Best in Housing: 2014 Awards Celebration
Fee: $0 (RSVP at http://aiahousing.splashthat.com/housingreception) Location: Cannon Design, 225 N Michigan Avenue Please join the AIA Housing Knowledge Community as we honor our 2014 Housing and AIA/HUD Secretary’s Award winners. Event will include an opportunity for award winners to discuss their projects and reception. Drinks and light food will be served. Space is limited and spots are filled on a first-come-first-served basis. Any questions, please email housing@aia.org.
Saturday, June 28 | 07:00AM - 08:00AM SA112 The Best of 2014: AIA Housing Award Winners
Fee: $0 (No Registration Needed) Location: McCormick Place, Room S402 The AIA gives out awards each year in housing design. It is important that architects learn the nuances of what makes the award-winning projects stand out. This presentation will go beyond the photos and portray to audience the details that made each project an award winner. Audience members will learn techniques that they can apply to their own housing designs to increase design quality. Additionally, members of the award jury will share what design characteristics stood out for them when they examined the submissions.
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Additional Housing-Related Sessions at Convention In addition to the Housing Knowledge Community sponsored sessions, the AIA will be hosting multiple housing-related events throughout the week. Again,please note that some events require registration at the AIA Convention and/or a registration fee. Wednesday, June 25, 2014 | 12:30PM - 6:30PM ET117 Residential Architecture: Chicago Style Bus Tour: McCormick Place, Tour Departure. Take a private, guided trolley tour through diverse Chicago neighborhoods to visit a range of residential projects. Thursday, June 26, 2014 | 7:00AM - 8:00AM TH113 How Neighborhoods and the Buildings that Inhabit Them Can Change the World Thursday, June 26, 2014 | 2:00PM - 3:30PM TH208 Public Leadership Embraces Design: Great Places Through Partnerships between Architects and Public Officials Thursday, June 26, 2014 | 4:00PM - 5:30PM TH304 Stepping Through Accessible Environments As We Age Thursday, June 26, 2014 | 4:00PM - 5:30PM TH307 New Architecture on Indigenous Lands: Cultural and Environmental Sustainability in Tribal Communities Thursday, June 26, 2014 | 6:00PM - 7:00PM TH407 Architects Leading Change: Attainable Housing Friday, June 27, 2014 | 2:00PM - 3:30PM FR201 Design, Community Development, and Improving the Life Chances of Low-income People Friday, June 27, 2014 | 4:00PM - 5:30PM FR315 Design a Future of Vitality in Aging: Navigate Limits, Expand Choices, Multiply Outcome Friday, June 27, 2014 | 6:00PM - 7:00PM FR402 Fundamentals of NetZero Residential Construction Friday, June 27, 2014 | 6:00PM - 7:00PM FR405 Powering a New Generation: Exploring Energy-generating Affordable Housing Friday, June 27, 2014 | 6:00PM - 7:00PM FR401 Thinking Beyond the Building: Aging-in-Place and Lifelong Communities Saturday, June 28, 2014 | 8:30AM - 10:00AM SA202 Profiting from Design Build for a Residential Practice Saturday, June 28, 2014 | 2:O0PM - 5:00PM ET413 Preserving the Past and Envisioning the Future of Public Housing Bus Tour: McCormick Place, Tour Departure. Join us for a “mobile symposium” that explores how efforts to preserve and learn from the past are connected to the future of public housing in Chicago.
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Workshop Summary WE205 Multifamily Housing, Community Design, and Neighborhood Revitalization: Lessons from Chicago is a pre-Convention Workshop organized by the AIA Housing Knowledge Community Advisory Group. This day long session will focus on the development and revitalization of public housing in Chicago, as an extended case study of urban transformation and change. Architecture and design have been critical components both of the perceived social failures of high-rise public housing and of the hoped-for successes of the redeveloped neighborhoods. Chicago’s public housing has undergone perhaps the most extreme redevelopment, and certainly at the largest scale. The failures as well as the successes have been studied in detail over the past decades, and so it is an excellent place to learn about community redevelopment and change. Additionally, because of Chicago’s architectural history, it is also an excellent place to study the role of design and specifically modern design in making successful, diverse communities. Because design is only one factor, however, this session will also address the variety of federal policy, local politics, individual actors, and economic forces that all affect the success or failure of neighborhood revitalization. Two panels will discuss the history of Chicago’s public housing development, including both how problems like Cabrini-Green were created and how Chicago’s Plan for Transformation and the federal HOPE VI program intended to solve the complex problems of severely-distressed communities. One session will highlight the role of neighborhood residents in designing solutions at both the neighborhood and the individual building scale, and a second session will dive into the complex financing utilized for this large-scale development, including financing for pre-design and design services, as well as necessary social services
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and more recently, green building. Finally, we will include a discussion of more general lessons from the innovative Affordable Housing Design Leadership Institute (AHDLI), which specifically addresses the value of quality design in building affordable and sustainable housing for low- and moderate-income families. Today’s learning objectives are: 1. Describe connections between building design and positive social outcomes. 2. Identify opportunities for architects to be involved in public policy regarding community revitalization, both locally and nationally. 3. Discuss various financing programs for mixed-income housing projects, including the opportunities for improved design built into those funding sources. 4. Demonstrate the value of resident engagement in design decisions, both at the building scale and a larger community scale. Today’s workshop was organized by: • Casius Pealer, Principal, Oystertree Consulting, AIA Housing Knowledge Community • Charles (Chuck) Travis, AIA, LEED AP, Principal, Housing Studio, AIA Housing Knowledge Community • Catherine Tang, Associate AIA, Urban Designer, AECOM, AIA Housing Knowledge Community
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Workshop Schedule Start End Topic Speakers 08:30AM
08:45AM
Welcome and Introduction
Casius Pealer
08:45AM 09:30AM Opening Keynote Peter Landon
09:45AM 11:15AM [Session 1] Plan for Transformation: Peter Landon (Moderator) Villages of Westhaven Case Study Catherine Baker Julie Elena Brown Andrew Greer Vorrica Harvey Phillip Craig Johnson Janet Smith
11:15AM 12:00PM
[Session 2] Overview of Housing at the 2014 AIA Convention in Chicago
Chuck Travis (Moderator) Todd Palmer
12:00PM 01:00PM Lunch
01:00PM 02:30PM [Session 3] Housing Finance Casius Pealer (Moderator) Edgar Flagg Jeffrey Head
02:45PM 04:15PM [Session 4] Design Leadership and Nella Young (Moderator) Affordable Housing: Lathrop Homes Douglas Farr Michael Goldberg James Lewis Jacques Sandberg
04:30PM 05:30PM [Session 5] Facilitated Group Discussion, and Lessons Learned
Jamie Blosser
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Workshop Panel Descriptions Welcome and Introductions 08:30 AM - 08:45 AM
Speakers for this session include:
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• Catherine Baker, AIA, Principal, Landon Bone Baker Architects
Casius Pealer, Principal, Oystertree Consulting, AIA Housing Knowledge Community
Opening Keynote 08:45 AM - 09:30 AM
Peter Landon, FAIA, Principal, Landon Bone Baker Architects Founder and Principal of Landon Bone Baker Architects, Peter Landon is known for his community-based inner city planning, development, and design. An architect who truly “designs with purpose,” Peter is a champion of social consciousness and diversity in design, and supports neighborhood revitalization efforts across Chicago. In his opening keynote, Peter will frame today’s discussion in the context of Chicago’s rich history of housing development, its past and future issues, challenges and opportunities. In addition, he will highlight the many design firms (including his own), agencies, organizations, and individuals having a profound impact on the City, and the role of the AIA in fostering a better Chicago. ___________________________________________
Session 1 | Plan for Transformation: Villages of Westhaven Case Study 09:45AM - 11:15AM The Chicago Housing Authority’s Plan for Transformation is the largest, most ambitious redevelopment effort of public housing in the United States. It goes beyond the physical structure of public housing and aims to integrate public housing residents into the larger social, economic and physical fabric of Chicago. This panel will discuss the larger ambitions of the Plan in the context of the City of Chicago, and focus in-depth on one particular project, the Villages of Westhaven. Villages of Westhaven is in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago and meets the City of Chicago’s Green Homes requirements as well as incorporating a high degree of fully accessible units. 12 | 2014 AIA National Convention
• Peter Landon, FAIA, Principal, Landon Bone Baker Architects (Moderator)
• Julie Elena Brown, Co-Director, Public Housing, BPI • Andrew Geer, VP & Market Leader, Enterprise Community Partners • Vorricia Harvey, Director of Compliance & Community Development, Interstate Realty Management Company • Phillip Craig Johnson, FAIA, Principal, Johnson & Lee, Ltd • Janet Smith, Ph.D., Associate Professor & Co-Director of Voorhees Center, University of Illinois at Chicago __________________________________________
Session 2 | Overview of Housing at the 2014 AIA Convention in Chicago 11:15AM - 12:00PM The AIA Convention offers multiple tour opportunities to get outside the classroom, visit local neighborhoods and landscapes, all while still earning LUs. Didn’t get a chance
Westhaven Park, Phase IIC, Chicago, IL. Source: Landon Bone Baker Architects.
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to register for any tours? This session will highlight two AIA Chicago-sponsored tours that will feature both public and private housing projects throughout Chicago, from Cabrini Green to Marina City and more. Get a sneak-peak of the upcoming National Public Housing Museum, hear from the tour guides themselves and receive a map of featured projects to be able to do your own self-guided tour at your convenience while in Chicago. Projects highlighted in this session: • Jane Addams Homes (future site of the National Public Housing Museum) • Cabrini-Green Rowhouses • Julia Lathrop Homes Speakers for this session include: • Charles (Chuck) Travis, AIA, LEED AP, Principal, Housing Studio, AIA Housing Knowledge Community (Moderator) • Todd Palmer, Interim Executive Director of the National Public Housing Museum (NPHM)
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Lunch 12:00PM - 01:00PM
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Session 3 | Housing Finance 01:00PM - 02:30PM Much of the design and performance of multifamily projects depends on the financing available for construction as well as ongoing operations. This session will focus on the complex mixed-finance structures for most redevelopment efforts in the U.S. today, including Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), HOME and CDBG funds, public housing capital and operating funds, and other federal and local sources. Understanding these public sources can give architects better leverage in advocating for improved design and performance. Speakers for this session include: • Casius Pealer, Principal, Oystertree Consulting, AIA Housing Knowledge Community (Moderator) • Edgar Flagg, Manager, Baker Tilly Virhow Krause, LLP • Jeffrey Head, Vice President of Community Development, The Habitat Company __________________________________________
National Public Housing Museum, Chicago, IL. Source: Landon Bone Baker Architects.
Julia Lathrop Homes, Chicago, IL. Source: Chicago Patterns. AIA Housing Knowledge Community | 13
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Session 4 | Design Leadership and Affordable Housing: Lathrop Homes 02:45PM - 04:15PM This panel will highlight the combination of design, social services and community redevelopment at the heart of the planned 37-acre Lathrop Homes project on Chicago’s north side. This project is part of the Chicago Housing Authority’s Plan for Transformation and is led by a five-party development team, including Heartland Housing. As a project still in the design and planning stage, this panel will highlight the design process, with lessons from the Enterprise Affordable Housing Design Leadership Institute (AHDLI) as a backdrop.
Demolition of Cabrini-Green. Source: Jeremy M. Farmer, via Flickr.
Speakers for this session include: • Nella Young, Program Officer, National Design Initiatives, Enterprise Community Partners • Douglas Farr, FAIA, LEED AP, Founding Principal and President, Farr Associates Architecture and Urban Design • Jacques Sandberg, Vice President, Related Midwest • Michael Goldberg, Executive Director of Heartland Housing • James Lewis, Architect, Enterprise Rose Fellow, Heartland Housing
Peter Landon, 2013 Enterprise Affordable Housing Design Leadership Institute in Chicago. Source: Enterprise Community Partners.
__________________________________________ Ivy issues his keynote address. Middle images: site tour of Archer Courts in the Chinatown neighborhood of Chicago; tricia Saldaña Natke discussing importance of design; Amanda Novak presents her development project; Peter Facilitated Group the Discussion and he work of his firm, Landon, Bone, Baker. Lessons Learned y, Executive Vice President/CEO of the AIA, 2013 Keynote Speaker. 04:30PM - 05:30 PM
Jamie Blosser, AIA, Chair, AIA Housing Knowledge Community
One benefit of a pre-Convention Workshop is the small size and opportunity to learn from other participants. This day-long event will end with an interactive discussion among participants and panelists, aimed at tying together the topics throughout the day as well as identifying some possible lessons and future initiatives of the AIA Housing Knowledge Community. 14 | 2014 AIA National Convention
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2013 Enterprise Affordable Housing Design Leadership Institute in Chicago. Source: Enterprise Community Partners.
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Chicago Housing Tour Map
1 Julia Lathrop Homes 2000 W Diversey Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Cabrini Green Homes 530 W Locust St, Chicago, IL 60610
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Jane Addams Homes Future site of the National Public Housing Museum 1322 Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60607
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Raymond Hilliard Homes 54 W. Cermak Road, Chicago, IL 606016
Archer Courts 2242 S. Princeton Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
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Today’s Speakers Catherine Baker, AIA, Principal, Landon Bone Baker Architects
Jamie Blosser, Associate, Atkin Olshin Schade Architects
Catherine Baker is a Principal at Landon Bone Baker Architects, an award-winning firm which has focused on affordable housing for over 25 years. She received a Bachelor of Architecture from Ball State University and a Master of Arts in Social Sciences from the University of Chicago. Both disciplines share some fundamental underpinnings that pertain to the work of Landon Bone Baker Architects; understanding people, understanding problems, making connections, and developing programmatic solutions. The importance of understanding neighborhood problems and connections can be seen in the planning projects that Catherine has managed, which include various federally funded programs focusing on neighborhood revitalizations such as HOPE VI, the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, and the redevelopment of a large Section 8 housing project in the Woodlawn neighborhood under the new Choice Neighborhoods Initiative. Catherine serves on the Board of Directors at the Chicago Asthma Consortium and is currently coordinating efforts between health experts, builders, developers, and architects to design healthier living environments. She also serves on the Chicago AIA Board of Directors. She is President of the College of Architecture and Planning Alumni Society at Ball State University and also serves as a member of the Department of Architecture Chair’s Professional Advisory Committee.
Jamie Blosser is an Associate at Atkin Olshin Schade Architects and founder of the Sustainable Native Communities Collaborative (SNCC), an initiative of Enterprise Community Partners and the research arm to her architectural practice. The primary goal of SNCC is to promote best practices in sustainable development in rural and tribal communities. The recently completed 2013 Case Studies project showcases 17 exemplary tribal projects around the country and is available on the SNCC website.
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Jamie’s work is rooted in community design. As an Enterprise Rose Fellow from 2000-2003, her work received the Harvard University’s Honoring Nations award and EPA Smart Growth Award for Small Communities. Recent work has received the 2013 APA/ HUD Secretary’s Opportunity & Empowerment Award and a 2012 SEED award, awarded to six projects internationally. She is on the Advisory Group for the AIA Residential Knowledge Community and a member of the Board of Directors for the Housing Trust in Santa Fe. Jamie has lectured throughout the country on the importance of cultural and environmental sustainability. Her work was highlighted in Urban Habitats, by William Morrish, Katie Swenson and Susanne Shindler, and has been selected for inclusion in New Architecture on Indigenous Land. Jamie received her Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania.
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Julie Elena Brown, Co-Director, Public Housing, BPI
Julie Elena Brown joined BPI in 1989 and currently is co-leader of BPI’s public housing program, directing both policy development and litigation efforts. Prior to BPI, Julie began her career as Assistant Corporation Counsel with the City of Chicago Law Department. She holds a BA from the University of Wisconsin and a JD from the University of Wisconsin Law School, where she was a member of the Law Review and an editor at the International Law Journal.
Douglas Farr, FAIA, LEED AP, Founding Principal and President, Farr Associates Architecture and Urban Design
Doug Farr is Founding Principal and President of Farr Associates Architecture and Urban Design, the 2012 AIA Chicago Firm of the Year. Farr is a national leader in planning and designing sustainable neighborhoods and buildings. He is also a twice-published author who lectures widely on the topics of urbanism and sustainability. Under his leadership Farr Associates designed the world’s third LEED-Platinum project, the Chicago Center for Green Technology and went on to become the first firm in the world to design three LEED Platinum buildings. To date, Farr Associates has designed and certified a total of seven LEEDPlatinum buildings two of which also achieve netzero energy and three LEED-ND Developments. Mr. Farr was the founding chair for a new rating system and policy, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Neighborhood Development, (LEED-ND) in coordination with the US Green Building Council, the Congress for the New Urbanism and the National Resource Defense Council. This targeted effort created a LEED rating system for developments that incorporate green and sustainable elements in their site selection. Doug is the incoming chairman of the board for the Congress for the New Urbanism and serves on the boards of the BioRegional Development Group and Elevate Energy (formerly CNT Energy). Doug authored Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design with Nature, a planning best seller that visualizes walkable, transit-served urbanism and high-performance infrastructure and buildings as the normal pattern of development in the United States by 2030. He is an architecture graduate of the University of Michigan and Columbia University.
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Edgar Flagg, Manager, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
Andrew Geer, VP & Market Leader, Enterprise Community Partners
Edgar Flagg, manager with Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP, has been with the firm since 2011. He has ten years of commercial real estate management and development experience working for private and public real estate companies involved in affordable housing, retail, office, and mixed-use real estate projects.
Andrew Geer is vice president and Chicago market leader for Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. He focuses on identifying regional product opportunities in coordination with business line colleagues. Andrew is the lead in expanding Enterprise’s programmatic presence in Chicago with a priority on advancing initiatives with local partners that will improve the livability of lowincome residents in Chicago, including green design, regional sustainability goals and healthy housing for vulnerable populations.
Edgar has an MBA from Roosevelt University in Chicago, and a B.A. in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign.
Andrew has nearly 20 years of experience in community development and nonprofit leadership and most recently served as executive director of Heartland Housing, Inc., a Chicagobased affordable housing organization. He led the company in all affordable and supportive housing activities for the parent organization – Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights. Under his direction, Heartland Housing was involved in the development of more than 1,300 units of affordable, supportive and mixedincome housing with an asset base of over $150 million. During his 14 years at Heartland Housing, Andrew was deeply involved in the development of affordable housing to support the city of Chicago’s Plan to End Homelessness and the Chicago Housing Authority’s Plan for Transformation. Andrew also previously served as a community development lender focusing on nonprofit lending intermediaries, community facilities and affordable single-family and multifamily housing. Andrew holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor and a master’s degree from University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy Studies.
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Michael Goldberg, Executive Director of Heartland Housing, Vice President of Heartland Alliance
Vorricia Harvey, Director of Compliance & Community Development, Interstate Realty Management Company
Michael Goldberg brings 23 years of professional housing development and community planning experience to Heartland Housing, Inc. Mr. Goldberg joined Heartland Housing in 2003 and for seven years was responsible for managing the development of Heartland Housing’s affordable and supportive housing portfolio. In this time Mr. Goldberg and his development team have worked to close on financing and construct over 825 affordable housing units, which include HOPE VI development, supportive housing and senior housing. New initiatives begun under Mr. Goldberg’s leadership include the expansion of Heartland’s work into the collar counties of the Chicago Metropolitan Area, as well as the States of Wisconsin and Indiana. In addition, Heartland’s focus on sustainable development and green architecture have occurred under the leadership of Mr. Goldberg. In October of 2010, Mr. Goldberg was promoted to Executive Director of Heartland Housing, responsible for directing all aspects of the organization.
Vorricia Harvey is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 18 years of experience working in the areas of individual/family counseling, foster care/adoption, and self-sufficiency programs. Vorricia worked at Near West Side Community Development Corporation (NWSCDC) for 13 years as the Director of Social Services. In her role at NWSCDC, she worked extensively with the former residents of Henry Horner Homes who transitioned to the Westhaven Park Mixed-Income Development. Vorricia continues to work in mixed income communities in her new role as Director of Compliance and Community Development for Interstate Realty Management, a member of the Michaels Organization. Vorricia is currently a Ph.D. Candidate at Loyola University’s School of Social Work. Her dissertation study involves examining the psychological transformation of low income individuals obtaining economic self-sufficiency.
Mr. Goldberg’s past experiences include his work as a senior planner with the consulting firm of SmithGroup JJR in Chicago. In this position Mr. Goldberg helped manage a community planning studio that provided services throughout the Midwest. Mr. Goldberg was also a community planner with the consulting firm of Planning Resources, Inc. Additionally, Mr. Goldberg coordinated housing and planning activities as a staff member for the cities of New York and Chicago. Mr. Goldberg received his Master of Science degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Jeffrey Head, Vice President of Community Development, The Habitat Company
Phillip Craig Johnson, FAIA, Principal, Johnson & Lee, Ltd
As Vice President of Community Development for The Habitat Company, Jeff Head designed the award winning redevelopment program that is transforming Chicago’s public housing sites into sustainable mixed-income communities.
Phillip Craig Johnson, Johnson & Lee, Ltd., has 41 years of experience in a variety of architectural areas prior to and since co-founding the firm in 1983. In May 2005, Mr. Johnson was elevated by the American Institute of Architects to the College of Fellows. Mr. Johnson served on the Board of The American Institute of Architects Chicago as an advisor to the Board of The Illinois Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects (INOMA). As one of Johnson & Lee’s design principals, Mr. Johnson earned the Chicago AIA Chapter Design Excellence Award and also the Driehaus Neighborhood Design Award. Johnson & Lee, Ltd. is the only owned African-American architectural firm to achieve such prestigious awards. He is a member of the Art Institute of Chicago Leadership Advisory Committee, ABLE (Alliance of Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs), Chicago Architecture Club, Newhouse Architecture Committee, Art Institute, Museum of Contemporary Art, Near South Planning Board, Archeworks Board, City Club of Chicago, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Masters of Fine Art Program, Advisory Board for Columbia College Art & Design Department and the Chicago Historical Society Architectural Alliance. He was also a task force member with the Metropolitan Planning Council for Chicago Housing Authority Rehabilitation and Reinvestment Study, as well as an AIA Charrette participant for New Housing for North Kenwood Development.
As part of Habitat’s court-appointed Receivership of the Chicago Housing Authority, Mr. Head has played a central role in managing the ongoing redevelopment of several of the largest public housing sites in the country, including Cabrini Green, the Henry Horner Homes and the ABLA Homes developments. Prior to joining The Habitat Company, Mr. Head served as an assistant to Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley where he managed the policy and program development for several successful initiatives including the Chicago River Plan, the School Campus Park Program and the creation of business incentives for the cleanup and re-use of Brownfield Industrial properties. Mr. Head has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Colorado and a Masters of Planning and Policy degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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Peter Landon, FAIA, LEED AP, Landon Bone Baker Architects
James Lewis, Architect, Enterprise Rose Fellow, Heartland Housing
Founder and Principal of Landon Bone Baker Architects, Peter Landon is known for his community-based inner city planning, development, and design work. He is a champion of “social consciousness� and diversity in design, and supports neighborhood revitalization efforts across Chicago and beyond.
A licensed architect, James has five years of experience in commercial architecture. He joined Heartland in 2014 as an Enterprise Rose Fellow with the goal of fully integrating sustainable practices into the design, construction and management of Heartland properties. He will be working to develop a net zero energy model for future housing projects which will reduce operation costs while enhancing the quality of life of their residents. He earned a Master of Architecture and a Certificate of Real Estate Development from the University of WisconsinMilwaukee and a Bachelor of Science from Washington University in St. Louis. He has received several design competition awards, including recognition by Architecture for Humanity and the Urban Land Institute, and has work published in Architectural Record. While in graduate school he managed projects for Community Design Solutions, a community design center within Milwaukee’s School of Architecture. At CDS he provided conceptual design services to nonprofit organizations, helping them visualize their needs and getting them to the point where they could hire an architect.
Peter believes that architects are essential community members. He and the firm encourage participation in community and urban policy initiatives and believe that with diligent and responsible effort, good and environmentally responsible planning and design is possible. A personal commitment through his career has allowed Landon Bone Baker Architects to successfully balance context, technology, design, environment, and economy in a variety of modest, space efficient, and socially and economically mixed urban mixed-use housing developments. His work with the firm has won numerous design awards, including multiple AIA Chicago Distinguished Building Awards and Devine Detail Awards and seven Richard H. Driehaus Awards for Architectural Excellence in Community Design. The work has been exhibited and published widely. Peter regularly participates in neighborhood and city policy programs, conferences and initiatives, teaches, juries and lectures, and participates on boards all with the goal of moving the bar forward and to ultimately bring better design to our cities and communities.
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Todd Palmer, Interim Executive Director of the National Public Housing Museum (NPHM)
Casius Pealer, Principal, Oystertree Consulting, AIA Housing Knowledge Community
Todd Palmer has 19 years of accomplishment shaping program-rich interventions to define public spaces and frame culture at significant sites of architecture, landscape and historic preservation. This work engages civic audiences in communal experiences through curatorial, multi-media and exhibit design interventions. Working at and with cultural sites globally from Washington DC to Memphis to Barcelona, Palmer aims to cultivate greater “public conscience” on concerns ranging from civil rights, to the survival of indigenous cultures to environmental sustainability.
Casius Pealer is Director of Tulane’s Master of Sustainable Real Estate Development (MSRED) program and a Professor of Practice in the School of Architecture. In addition to these academic roles at Tulane, Casius is Of Counsel in New Orleans office of Coats | Rose, a Houston-based law firm, where he concentrates in the areas of affordable housing, real estate finance, and energy and water efficiency. He also maintains a separate consulting practice, Oystertree Consulting, supporting public agencies and nonprofit developers using green building as an additional tool to achieve long-term affordable housing solutions.
As an emerging museum leader and the Founding Curator of Creativity and Public Engagement at the NPHM, Todd has brought the participatory ethos of his creative achievements to foster an innovative start-up institution of creative place-making. With the Museum he’s orchestrating cultural resources and activating trans-disciplinary partnerships to invite a more robust and diverse community into the most critical and relevant social and economic questions of our times.
Trained as an architect and a real estate attorney, Professor Pealer has over 17 years of community development experience, including four years as legal counsel for public housing authorities across the country implementing mixed-finance redevelopment projects. Professor Pealer has also worked in the nonprofit sector as the first Director of Affordable Housing at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and in the public sector as Assistant General Counsel for Real Estate at the District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA). In addition to being a regular speaker at professional conferences nationally, Professor Pealer was 2011 Chair of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Housing Committee as well as a board member of the Association for Community Design, a national nonprofit organization of community-based architects and designers. He has also been published in the ABA Journal of Affordable Housing and Community Development Law, the AIA Journal of Architecture, and Affordable Housing Finance Magazine. Professor Pealer is licensed to practice law in New York State and Washington, DC, and is a LEED Accredited Professional. He holds a Masters in Architecture from the Tulane School of Architecture and a J.D. cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School.
Palmer has exhibited at the Studio Museum of Harlem in New York City, and was commissioned by the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs to execute two permanent public art installations. He’s taught museum design issues at New York University since 2006, and has presented often at national and international convenings across a wide range of disciplines, from digital technology to museology to public history to urbanism. Todd holds a BA from Princeton University (summa cum laude) in architectural history & theory and an M. Arch. from Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation in NYC.
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Jacques Sandberg, Vice President, Related Midwest
Janet Smith, Ph.D., Associate Professor & Co-Director of Voorhees Center, University of Illinois at Chicago
Jacques Sandberg heads Related Midwest’s affordable housing business, continuing Related’s commitment to creating and preserving affordable housing opportunities in a variety of geographically, economically and socially diverse neighborhoods. He oversees an existing portfolio of over three thousand units and more than four thousand units currently in development. Key projects include large-scale public housing transformation, affordable housing preservation, and mixed-income communities.
Janet Smith is an associate professor of urban planning and codirector of the Nathalie P. Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement, a research center that focuses on working to improve the conditions and lives of people in the Chicago metropolitan area. Janet’s teaching, research and community service focuses on local housing planning and policy implementation. Research includes public housing transformation in Chicago and US; housing and health outcomes; expanding housing opportunities for people with disabilities; and implementing community driven strategies to preserve affordable housing. Published work on public housing includes a book, Where are Poor People to Live? Transforming Public Housing Communities (M.E. Sharpe, 2006) co-edited and written with Larry Bennett and Patricia Wright, along with several articles published in urban and housing journals.
Sandberg plays an integral role in the redevelopment of Lathrop Homes, a 32-acre historic public housing complex on Chicago’s North Side. Related Midwest is the lead developer on a team revitalizing the site into a vibrant mixed-income, mixed-use community. Sandberg also leads Related Midwest’s ongoing work at Roosevelt Square, a mixed-income development on the Near West Side that will ultimately include more than two thousand for-sale and rental units, and manages a pipeline of an additional 1,200 rental units being acquired by Related Affordable. With more than twenty years of experience in planning, building, and financing publicly financed projects, Sandberg has been involved in the development of thousands of units of affordable housing and the construction and rehabilitation of several million square feet of mixed-use facilities. Prior to joining Related, he served as director of real estate development in the Midwest region for The Community Builders, a national nonprofit affordable housing developer. He has directed a statewide affordable housing finance and development group, was a partner in an affordable housing consulting firm, and has served as director of acquisitions for one of the country’s largest low income housing tax credit syndicators.
Janet earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts (1985) and Master of Urban Planning degree (1990) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a Ph.D. of Urban Studies from Cleveland State University (1998).
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Charles (Chuck) Travis, AIA, LEED, Principal Housing Studio, AIA Housing Knowledge Community
Nella Young, Program Officer, National Design Initiatives , Enterprise Community Partners
Charles (Chuck) Travis, AIA has been a long term advocate for the art, craft, and technology of housing practice, dedicating his career to formulating housing design strategies that are both economically and environmentally sustainable. His work has resulted in applicable solutions for the challenges housing projects bring to owners, communities and infrastructure. Numerous design awards, including multiple AIA awards, a traveling fellowship, and over thirty multi-family industry awards, attest to the impact his work has had on urban and suburban communities, high-rise housing, historic renovations and single-family homes.
Nella Young directs the Enterprise Rose Architectural Fellowship, where she supports the development of early career professionals working in public interest design and supports the integration of design-thinking in community development organizations. She has a background in urban planning and experiential education and has been involved in projects covering a range of topics including infrastructure for active living, economic development for the creative sector, and policies that improve access to healthy food. After graduate school, Nella spent a year as a research fellow in Germany where she was based at the Bauhaus and studied planning strategies for shrinking cities. Nella holds a master’s degree in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning from Tufts University and a bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University where she majored in studio arts.
In 2010, Chuck received the AIA Charlotte Chapter Service Award in recognition of his exemplary service to the community and profession. Chuck has lectured on housing design trends to national and international audiences, and continues to serve as a frequent juror to academic housing studios and award committees. He is currently serving as the Mayor of the Town of Cornelius, North Carolina after being elected as Town Commissioner for two previous terms. Chuck also serves on numerous leadership boards including the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and Regional Conference of Mayors.
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2014 AIA Housing Knowledge Community Advisory Group AIA Staff Director Susan Parrish American Institute of Architects Washington, DC sparrish@aia.org Chair Jamie S. Blosser, AIA Atkin Olshin Schade Architects Santa Fe, NM jblosser@aosarchitects.com Secretary R. Denise Everson, Assoc. AIA District of Columbia Housing Authority Washington, DC REverson@dchousing.org Chair-Elect Katherine R. Williams, AIA San Francisco, CA krw_sf@sbcglobal.net Immediate Past Chair Stephen D. Schreiber, FAIA University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA schreiber@art.umass.edu Past Chair Kathleen Dorgan, AIA Dorgan Architecture & Planning Storrs, CT dorgan@kdorgan.net AIA 5 Victor Mirontschuk, AIA EDI International, Inc. New York, NY victorm@ediarchitecture.com
Thomas Burns, Assoc. AIA Davis Square Architects Boston, MA tburns011@gmail.com Simon Ha, AIA, LEED AP Tate Snyder Kimsey Los Angeles, CA SHa@tska.com Michael Kelly, AIA District of Columbia Housing & Community Development Washington, DC tburns011@gmail.com Wayne A. Mortensen Cleveland Neighborhood Progress Cleveland, OH WMortensen@npi-cle.org Casius Pealer, Assoc. AIA Oystertree Consulting New Orleans, LA casius@oystertree.org Catherine Tang, Assoc. AIA AECOM Technology Corporation Los Angeles, CA catherine.tang@aecom.com Charles (Chuck) Travis, AIA, LEED AP The Housing Studio Charlotte, NC ctravis@housingstudio.com
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