• Cohousing Communities: Designing for High-Functioning Neighborhoods

    Sand Box 440 Ortiz Ave. #A, Sand City, CA, United States

    Tuesday, February 27, 6:00 P.M., Doors open at 5:30 p.m. SandBox Sand City, 440 Ortiz Avenue, Sand City Cost: $10 AIA Members, Sponsors, Students; $30 General Public Credits: 1.5 HSW, pending approval Presenter: Charles Durrett, architect, author, and advocate of affordable, socially responsible and sustainable design. Session Description: In this session, you will learn from […]

  • Housing On The Central Coast: Community Panel Discussion And Forum

    Sand Box 440 Ortiz Ave. #A, Sand City, CA, United States

    Community leaders in public office, planning, housing advocacy and project development come together in a moderated panel discussion identifying needs, roadblocks and finding solutions and ways forward to build more […]

  • Dense-City: Housing For Quality Of Life And Social Change

    Sand Box 440 Ortiz Ave. #A, Sand City, CA, United States

    SPEAKERS: Angela Brooks, FAIA & Lawrence Scarpa, FAIA, Brooks + Scarpa Architects  Low-Income affordable housing used to mean fortress-like structures that were soulless and cheaply built. Today, there is a […]

  • 9 Ways To Make Housing For People

    Sand Box 440 Ortiz Ave. #A, Sand City, CA, United States

    SPEAKERS: Daniel Simons, FAIA and Pedram Farashbandi, AIA Developed and proven over four decades of multifamily housing design, the “9 Ways” are design principles that provide a thoughtful framework for making better housing. Flexible and human-centric, these community-oriented strategies work together to elevate a building, improve wellness and stability, and support social bonds. With extensive […]

  • Why California Has A Housing Crisis And What Can Be Done To Fix It

    Sand Box 440 Ortiz Ave. #A, Sand City, CA, United States

    SPEAKER: Liam Dillon California is facing unprecedented housing affordability and homelessness crises. How did things get so bad? How is the government responding? Where are we making progress?  Liam Dillon […]