Thu, Apr 27
|Sand City
AIA Lecture Series III - DENSE-CITY: HOUSING FOR QUALITY OF LIFE AND SOCIAL CHANGE @ 6PM
SPEAKERS: Angela Brooks, FAIA & Lawrence Scarpa, FAIA, Brooks + Scarpa Architects
Time & Location
Apr 27, 2023, 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Sand City, 440 Ortiz Ave, Sand City, CA 93955, USA
About the Event
AIA Monterey Bay presents: DENSE-CITY: HOUSING FOR QUALITY OF LIFE AND SOCIAL CHANGE 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, cutting-edge forms and materials, sustainable design and a keen sense of aesthetic. This presentation will explore new models that have transformed affordable and low-income housing into cutting edge architecture.
SPEAKER BIOS: Angie and Larry are recipients of the 2022 National AIA Gold Medal. Angie is only the third women to receive this award and Angie and Larry are only the second duo. Angie is also the recipient of the 2020 AIA California Maybeck award, The first woman to ever receive this award.
Brooks + Scarpa is a…