Co-Hosted by the University of Miami School of Architecture and US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD – Southeast Region)

February 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29, 6-8:30 pm
Salon panel discussions: 6:30-7:15 pm
Networking sessions: 6-6:30 pm; 7:15-8:30 pm
University of Miami School of Architecture Courtyard
1223 Dickinson Drive, Coral Gables, Florida, 33146

Thursday, February 1, 2024
Moderator: Jose Citron, MDC Public Housing and Community Development
Topic: How are policies evolving to address the affordable housing shortage at the federal, state, and local levels?
Speakers: Alex Ballina - Director, Public Housing and Community Development, Miami-Dade; Armando Faha - Asst City Administrator at the City of West Palm Beach; and Jennifer Riley Collins - HUD Southeast Regional Administrator

Thursday, February 8, 2024
Moderator: Hana Eskra, President, Marais Development Partners & Chuck Bohl,
Director of Real Estate Development + Urbanism program at the University of Miami
Topic: Beyond the Bottom Line: What are the socio-economic repercussions of losing affordable housing?
Speakers: Robin Bachin – Founding Director, Office of Civic and Community Engagement; Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education; Charlton W. Tebeau Associate Professor of History at the University of Miami; Nicole Crooks - Overtown Community Engagement Manager, Catalyst Miami; Albert Milo - President of Related Urban Development Group

Thursday, February 15, 2024
Moderator: Sarah Cody, Chief of Historic Preservation, Miami Dade County
Topic: How do we reframe the design of cities to support sustainable and culturally-connected housing alternatives?
Speakers: Eric Firley - Associate Professor and Director of the Master of Science in Architecture program, University of Miami School of Architecture; Jorge Hernandez – Professor, University of Miami School of Architecture; Francisco Garcia – Principal, The Euclid Group; David Noguera – Director, Community Planning & Development, US Dept of Housing and Urban Development; Sarbeswar Praharaj - Assistant Professor, University of Miami School of Architecture

Thursday, February 22, 2024
Moderator: Rodolphe el-Khoury, Dean of the University of Miami's School of Architecture
Topic: Thinking outside the box: How do we improve affordable housing designs?
Speakers: Carie Penabad - Professor, School of Architecture, and Principal, Cure & Penabad; Max Jarosz - Research Assistant Professor and Director of Fabrication, University of Miami School of Architecture; Jacqueline Touzet - Founding Principal, Touzet Studio; Steven Fett - Lecturer, University of Miami School of Architecture, and Founder, Steven Fett Architecture

Thursday, February 29, 2024
Moderator: Michael Berkowitz, Director, Climate Resilience Academy
Topic: How is climate change compounding the housing affordability shortage?
Speakers: Alec Bogdanoff - Co-Founder and President, Brizaga; Sonia Chao - Associate Dean of Research and Research Professor, University of Miami School of Architecture; Amy Knowles – Chief Resilience Officer, City of Miami Beach