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Inspiring, Inclusive & Incremental - Successful Community Building for resilient, affordable and beautiful Housing

Cutting edge policy and practice is disrupting development. Be treated to global images of beautiful affordable communities. Discuss successes and challenges with senior housing officials and architects from the Egypt, Brazil, the US and more.

Kathleen Dorgan

Moderator

date November 5, 2024 | 09:00 - 12:00
place
Multipurpose room 01
organization
American Institute of Architects
country
United States of America
language
English
Reference: 
TE 01-01

Summary

Join an international and multidisciplinary interactive workshop that will progress the practice of collaborative community building. Explore case studies presented from five continents with architects, national funders, and other local team members that have significantly advanced the SDGs on a local level. Share your own successes and challenges. Finally, critically discuss the best path to future practices and policies that will increase the number of localities that achieve SDGs.

Objectives

Participants will gain:
• A peer network
• Expanded knowledge of successful local strategies for achieving SDGs
• Understanding of the connection between policy and achievement in comprehensive community development
• Knowledge of building teams that include health care, education, environment, housing and safety professionals.
Discussion will illuminate local and regional differences in culture, climate and context on just development.

Session panelists

Panelist
Role
Organization
Country
Ms. Iman Gawad
Professor
UIA and Helwan University
Mr. Cid Blanco, Junior
Owner
UAI and CBJ Planejamento e Moderacao
Ms. Elayne Weiss
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development
US Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD
Ms. Alessandra D'Avila Viera
Housing Production Director
Ministies of Cities Federative Republic of Brazil
Mr. Abdel Khalek
Senior Assistant for the Egyptian Minister of Housing
Egyptian Ministry of Housing