Panel: What a Way to Make a Living
Envisioning the potential of NYC's Block by Block affordable housing plan
As New York City advances its Block-by-Block agenda to construct 400,000 new and renovated homes across the city, this gathering convenes leading voices across policy, design, and development. Together, we'll examine critical policy gaps around sustainability, infrastructure, and public space, and explore how housing plans can move beyond unit production to foster better forms of living.
Participants
Annie Barrett, aanda (Moderator)
Pamela Cabrera, Transsolar KlimaEngineering (Moderator)
Arielle Hersh, Urban Homesteading Assistance Board
Jenny French and Anda French, French 2D
Daniel Roche, The Architect’s Newspaper
Susanne Schindler, Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
Iziah Thompson, Community Service Society of New York
This event is presented by the Van Alen Vanguard, a dynamic network of emerging design leaders. Annie Barrett and Pamela Cabrera are among the inaugural cohort developing public programs and exhibitions that reimagine designers’ roles in civic life and center equity, resilience, and local knowledge.
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