The student-organized Housing Infrastructure, Policy & Design Symposium will convene policymakers, practitioners, academics, and students to tackle some of the most pressing challenges in housing today. Topics will include affordability, sustainability, homelessness, modular construction, housing tech, and global lessons.
Innovative approaches to building affordable housing and revitalizing commercial corridors will be the focus of presentations by our 2024 Gramlich Fellows in Community and Economic Development.
Date: Friday, February 7, 2025
to Saturday, February 8, 2025
The student-organized Latin America Conference at the Harvard Kennedy School explores urban challenges and opportunities across Latin America. This year’s theme, "Harnessing the Potential in Latin American Cities," brings together experts and leaders for panels on housing, infrastructure, sustainability, and more.
Zoning reforms proposed for New York City aim to unlock moderate density across all city districts, which will change the urban fabric and result in smaller buildings that are atypical of the city’s existing affordable and market-rate housing. What will it mean to design and develop this mid-rise housing? What will it look like; what will it cost? Who is working on this issue, and what are the challenges and opportunities for architects and advocates alike?
In Los Angeles County, a unique pilot program is using predictive analytics to help prevent homelessness. Learn how researchers at UCLA's California Policy Lab used anonymized data to develop a computer model that identifies those at highest risk of being homeless, and how the county's Health Services Department is connecting individuals identified by the algorithm with programs and resources to address their needs.
Many older adults cannot afford the long-term care services they need to live independently, particularly after paying their housing costs. Samara Scheckler and Peyton Whitney will discuss a new paper that estimates the number of older households unable to afford these services and strategies that could make them more affordable.
Daniel McCue will share our new household projections for 2025–2045, explain the factors that drove them, and explore how they might affect the demand for new housing in the next two decades.
This summit will bring together entrepreneurs, public sector innovators, policymakers, researchers, and industry practitioners to discuss the best ideas for housing innovation.
Public housing is the oldest and largest supplier of permanently affordable housing in the US, but it has often been left out of the conversation about a new “social housing” system in which public and nonprofit entities would develop, own, and manage housing for low-income Americans.
