• “Sitting Still” Film Screening

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

    Film Screening of “Sitting Still”: a 90-Minute Documentary Film Directed, Produced & Written by Gina M. Angelone Featuring Laurie Olin. Presented by AIA Monterey Bay; sponsored by Wild Land Workshop […]

  • 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 housing in our area. Introduction by Monterey County Supervisor Mary Adams; moderated by architects and AIA Monterey Bay board members, Erik Dyar and Justin Pauly. […]

  • 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 growing interest amongst architects that have spawned new and innovative approaches to affordable housing that are well-designed and incorporate a combination of creative social programming, […]

  • 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 of the Los Angeles Times and Gimme Shelter podcast gives us a detailed overview of the crisis. Liam Dillon covers the issues of housing affordability […]

  • Building Long-Lasting Collaborations: In Discussion with Feldman Architecture, Ground Studio, and Groza Construction

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

    Arts and Architecture  Contemporary Architect Series Building Long-Lasting Collaborations: In Discussion with Feldman Architecture, Ground Studio, and Groza Construction DATE & TIME: Tuesday, October 11, 6:30 P.M. LOCATION: Sand Box Sand City, 440 Ortiz Ave #A, Sand City, CA 93955 TICKETS: 10$ AIA Members, $25 General Public In this panel discussion, Jonathan Feldman, Founder of Feldman Architecture, Bernard Trainor, Founder of Ground […]

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