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September 7, 2005 Aaron A. Sampson, Executive Director of the CHRC, will be presenting at the September 7th, 2005, Atlanta Regional Housing Forum. This session, entitled "Nuts and Bolts of Senior Housing" will look at the issues related to housing for our seniors as well as some creative solutions at addressing them. By the year 2030, the population of residents in the Atlanta region over the age of 60 will triple, to more than 1.2 million. As this population grows, isuses pertaining to senior housing will have to be addressed. Ordinances for senior housing have been adopted by Cobb County and are being considered for Cherokee County. Lots of new construction is underway for seniors, but much of it targets only middle to upper incomes. This forum's agenda includes:
For more information or to register for this forum, please contact Latasha Smith at 404.463.3251 or download the attached registration form. To download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat (pdf viewer) go to www.adobe.com NCCED Annual conference September 19-21, 2005 Washington, D.C. This conference will bring together leading practitioners, funders and government officials to learn and share innovative ideas, strategies and resources that will shape the future direction of the community economic development industry. This is especially timely as we examine public policy and the leadership challenges that many emerging and mature CDCs will face over the next decade. For more information, visit NCCED's website. "AFFORDABLE HOUSING" Coming to a City Near You Museum of Design, Atlanta January 21 through March 19, 2006 Last year, the National Building Museum's (NBM) exhibition "Affordable Housing: Designing an American Asset" was on view in Washington, D.C., where it joined the discussion of what a home means to many Americans, and what good design means to affordable housing. The exhibition surveyed the beginnings of affordable housing in 19th-century America, examined the designs that characterized early and mid 20th-century developments, and looked at 18 examples of the newest and best in affordable housing today. The 18 featured projects represented rural and urban settings across the nation, so it's fitting that the "Affordable Housing" exhibition is preparing to tour sites from Connecticut to Washington state. The designs and strategies of the 21st century are showing real signs that affordable housing can be an asset for a community, by mixing uses, styles and income levels. For more information, or to see the online exhibition, visit the National Building Museum website. 
TWO NATIONAL DESIGN CONFERENCES HOSTED BY CHRC March 25-28th, 2004 The CHRC played host to two seperate national community design conferences: --The 2004 Association for Community Design Annual Conference "Praxis or Practice" and --Structures for Inclusion 4 "Choosing Relevancy" Through case studies of community design initiatives from around the country, and commentaries from design educators, ACD provided a provocative exploration of how the values and ethical codes of the community design movement will continue to be manifested in practice on the ground in neighborhoods and communities across America. SFI took a critical look at how architects can affect the physical and spiritual condition for a greater range of the public. The theme of SFI, "Choosing relevancy," aimed to surface the notion that designers make a conscious choice of who to serve -the few or the many- and to address the impact this decision has in determining our relevance in society. Three speaker panels will explore the role of the designer in regard to the relevancy of the products we create and deliver by virtue of the processes we value. Over 200 people from from approximately 25 states participated in the weekened event. The ACD provides a unique national clearinghouse for information exchange, relationship building and policy advocacy for practitioners, educators and organizations engaged in community-based design and planning around the United States. Structures for Inclusion is a student oriented symposium poised to introduce students of architecture to the rewards of community-based design as an alternative to conventional practice. SFI was established in 2000 by Bryan Bell of Design Corps and has garnered a strong student following since its inception. |
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