UC Berkeley Boyce Affordable Housing Symposium

Please join the Boyce Affordable Housing Symposium, an immersive exploration of the possibilities of mixed-income and affordable housing in the context of a transit-oriented development.

Thursday, May 7, 1:00 – 7:30pm PT
UC Berkeley Bauer Wurster Hall Gallery

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The event brings together distinguished experts from the design, development, government, and finance sectors to discuss how innovative financing is unlocking new possibilities for developing housing in California.

The highlight of the symposium will be development proposals presented by interdisciplinary graduate student teams as the culmination of a semester-long studio using a test case of LA Metro’s newly opened Glendora station area. The proposals explore newly available public financing solutions to lower costs and accelerate the delivery of affordable and mixed-income housing.

The studio is co-taught by Ben Metcalf (UC Berkeley City and Regional Planning & Terner Center for Housing Innovation), Claire Parisa (Enterprise Community Partners), Daniel Simons (David Baker Architects), and Thomas Medek (Bernheimer Architecture).

Agenda

1:00pm – 1:10pm – Opening Remarks

1:10pm – 1:30pm – Keynote: Conversation with Ryan Johnson, Interim CEO, Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency (LACAHSA)

1:30pm – 2:15pm – Panel Discussion on Innovations in Public Financing to Lower Costs and Speed Delivery of Affordable Housing

• Riddhi Chakraborty, Jamboree Housing Corporation
• Julijs Liepins, San Francisco Housing Accelerator Fund
• Lydia Tan, Bay Area Housing Finance Authority

2:20 – 5:30 pm – Student Presentations with Distinguished Jury

• Nathan Bishop, Koning Eizenberg Architecture
• Riddhi Chakraborty, Jamboree Housing Corporation
• Yes Duffy, Yes Community Architects
• Steven Falk, Distinguished City Manager (serving five Bay Area cities)
• Debbie Koski, First Citizens Bank
• E.B. Min, Min Design

5:30 – 7:30 pm – Awards Ceremony and Reception

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