SUMMIT SPEAKERS 

Convening thought leaders in policy, academia, and public and private sectors, the summit aims to inspire shared action towards building equitable and affordable communities.

Sara C. Bronin

Chair, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 

Andre Brumfield  

Principal & Global Leader for Cities + Urban Design

Anita Cozart 

Director, DC Office of Planning 

Teddy Cruz  

Professor of Public Culture and Urbanization, Department of Visual Arts, University of California San Diego 

April De Simone  

Managing Principal, The Practice of Democracy,  NOMA

Shaun Donovan  

Chief Executive Officer and President, Enterprise Community Partners; former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Andrew Foley  

Associate Director of Development, Jonathon Rose Companies 

Fonna Forman, PhD 

Professor of Political Theory, University of California San Diego; Founding Director; UCSD Center on Global Justice. 

Catherine Gall  

Executive Director, Chaire ETI of IAE Paris, 1 Panthéon Sorbonne  

Calvin Gladney  

President & CEO, Smart Growth America

Julian Gross  

Principal, Law Office of Julian Gross 

Rodney Harrell, PhD  

Vice President, Family, Home, and Community, AARP 

Jennifer Leimaile Ho  

Commissioner, Minnesota Housing 

Pallavi Mantha 

Associate, Carbon & Sustainability, Arup (LEED AP, WELL AP) 

Robert McCartney  

Host “Think Regionally” Podcast 

Marion McFadden

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development 

Jennifer Molinsky  

Project Director,  Housing an Aging Society Program, Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies 

Marc Norman  

Larry & Klara Silverstein Chair and Associate Dean, New York University, Schack Institute of Real Estate  

Daniel Parolek  

Architect, Author,  Missing Middle Housing; Founding Principal, Opticos Design 

Shane Philips  

Housing Initiative Manager, University of California Los Angeles Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies 

Senthil Sankaran  

Managing Principal. Amazon Housing Equity Fund 

Laurie Schoeman  

Senior Climate Advisor, Executive Office of the President 

Linda Toth  

Associate, Climate & Sustainability, Arup (LEED BD+C AP, SITES AP, Fitwell Ambassador) 

AGENDA 

9:00 am  Registration, Breakfast, Exhibition  (Fountain)  

9:30 am  Welcome and Sponsor Remarks (West Court)  

Aileen Fuchs, President & Executive Director,  National Building Museum

Rodney Harrell, PhD, Vice President, Family, Home, and Community, AARP, and National Building Museum Trustee  

9:45 am  Keynote Address: In Pursuit of Home  (West Court)  

April De Simone, Managing Principal, The Practice of Democracy, NOMA

Keynote Panel

Andre Brumfield, Principal & Global Leader for Cities + Urban Design

Catherine Gall, Executive  Director at Chaire ETI of IAE Paris, University Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne  

Shane Philips, Housing Initiative Manager, University of California Los Angeles Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies   

11:25 am  Session 1: Affordable Housing and the Equitable Energy Transition  (West Court)  

Calvin Gladney, President & CEO, Smart Growth America 

Pallavi Mantha, Associate, Carbon & Sustainability, Arup (LEED AP WELL AP) 

Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

Linda Toth, Associate, Climate & Sustainability, Arup (LEED BD+C AP, SITES AP, Fitwell Ambassador)  

12:35 pm  Sponsor Remarks  

Christi Smith, Director, Programs, Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge, Enterprise Community Partners

12:45 pm Lunch & Pop-Up Exhibitions  (Fountain), Thirty-Minute Historic Building Tour  (Meet at Registration)

1:45 pm  Midday Talk: Housing Beyond Units (West Court)

Teddy Cruz, Professor of Public Culture and Urbanization, Department of Visual Arts, University of California San Diego  

Fonna Forman,  PhD, Professor of Political Theory, University of California San Diego; Founding Director, University of California San Diego Center on Global Justice 

Authors, Spatializing Justice: Building Blocks  and  Socializing Architecture: Top-Down / Bottom-Up  

2:20 pm  Session 2: Displacement, Wealth Disparities, & Equitable Development  (West Court)  

Sara C. Bronin, Chair, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 

Anita Cozart, Director, DC Office of Planning  

Andrew Foley, Associate Director of Development, Jonathon Rose Companies  

Julian Gross, Principal, Law Office of Julian Gross  

Marc Norman, Larry & Klara Silverstein Chair and Associate Dean, New York University, Schack Institute of Real  Estate  

Senthil Sankaran, Interim Director, Amazon Housing Equity Fund 

3:35 pm  Midday Break  

3:45 pm Session 3: Intergenerational Communities & Alternative Housing (West Court)

Rodney Harrell, PhD, Vice President,  Family, Home and Community, AARP  

Jennifer Leimaile  Ho, Commissioner,  Minnesota Housing  

Robert McCartney, Host, “Think Regionally” Podcast   

Jennifer Molinsky, Project Director, Housing an Aging Society Program, Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies  

Daniel Parolek, Architect, Author, Missing Middle Housing;  Founding Principal, Opticos Design  

5:00 pm  Closing Talk  (West Court)  

Shaun Donovan, Chief Executive Officer and President, Enterprise Community Partners; former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

5:30 pm  Closing Remarks  (West Court)  

5:35 pm  Reception, Cocktails, Live Music, Pop-Up Exhibitions (Fountain)   

AARP: The Future of Housing in an Aging America

The Practice of Democracy, Democracy Is…

Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum, Before the Bulldozers: Historic Southwest D.C. Exposed

6:30 pm  Summit Ends   

TRAVEL  

The Housing Affordability Summit will take place on Tuesday, September 19 from 9am to 6pm at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC. Below you will find information on transportation and accommodation for the summit.

TRANSPORTATION 

The National Building Museum is located at 401 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20001. 

Metro 

The Museum is located across the street from the Judiciary Square (Red Line) station’s F Street NW entrance. Alternatively, you can take the Yellow/Green lines to the Gallery Place-Chinatown station and walk two blocks east to the Museum.  

Metrobus 

Three Metrobus routes have stops located near the Museum: D6, 80, and X2.  

Capital Bikeshare 

The closest bike stations are located at 5th and F Streets NW; 7th and F Streets NW; and 4th and D Streets NW.  

Driving and Parking: 

Parking is challenging near the Museum, and we recommend using public transportation whenever possible. For those who plan to drive, we have partnered with SpotHero to help visitors find and purchase guaranteed parking at many convenient locations in the area. 

To reserve your parking spot, visit the National Building Museum SpotHero Parking Page and book a spot with rates up to 50% off drive-up.  

Visiting the Museum from out of town? 

We are pleased to provide our out-of-town attendees with a room discount thanks to our partnership with the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill. Use the code Cr180064 when booking your stay.  

District Architecture Center and online

Pricing: AIA, Assoc. AIA, and DAC Members – $125

Non-members – $150

Students – $50

Registration link: https://www.aiadc.com/ddc-fall23

The DC government’s 2019 Housing Initiative set forth a goal of building 36,000 housing units by 2025, a third of which are to be affordable to households earning 80% below Median Family Income. This Order directs District agencies to investigate and implement a variety of approaches to accelerate the design, construction, adaptation, and creation of housing across the city—all while considering the needs of families, an aging population, and other residents with special needs.

Progress toward meeting this goal is well underway, and architects play a significant role in bringing these targets to fruition in a way that best serves people and communities in our city’s built environment.

DesignDC’s Fall conference will focus on the designer’s role, and expertise, in solving DC’s housing crisis.

Day One – September 20, 2023

District Architecture Center, 421 7th Street NW

6:00 – 7:00 am: Keynote Speaker – Dr. Yesim Sayin Taylor, Executive Director, D.C. Policy Center

Reception and networking to follow.

Day Two – September 21, 2023

Online

All sessions qualify for 1.0 HSW|LU

8:45 am: Opening Remarks by AIA|DC Executive Director Mary Fitch

9:00 – 10:00 am: “ADDification®” without Gentrification: Neighborhood Revitalization without Displacement

– Thomas M. Gallas, CPA, LEED AP BD+C, Chief Executive Officer, Torti Gallas + Partners

Explore a challenges, solutions, and successes of creating 500 new affordable housing units for families without displacement in the Deanwood neighborhood of Washington, DC.

10:15 – 11:15 am: Beyond Mandatory: Leveraging Affordable Housing to Create Truly Inclusionary Development

– Anna Barbour, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Senior Associate, Beyer Blinder Belle Architects and Planners – Sara Downing, ASLA, Principal, OEHME, VAN SWEDEN | OvS

Discover how the accessible and sustainable Gallery 64/Rubell Museum development in Southwest DC created affordable housing and a community facility—in the form of a contemporary art museum—catering to District residents.

11:30 am – 12:30 pm: Advancing Housing Equity Through Design West of Rock Creek Park

– Heba ElGawish, Senior Cross Systems Planner, DC Office of Planning

– Erkin Ozberk, AICP, Senior Neighborhood Planner, DC Office of Planning

– Merrill St. Leger-Demian, AICP CUD, LEED AP, Principal, SmithGroup

Gain insight into the Rock Creek West (RCW) Corridors Planning Initiative, and how urban design was used as a framework for realizing the Comprehensive Plan’s vision for an equitable distribution of affordable housing, while prioritizing a community engagement strategy that elevated underrepresented voices–while advancing the goal of producing 1,990 affordable housing units.

1:00 – 2:00 pm: The Seeds of Sustainability, Presented by Sierra Pacific

– John Pugh, Architectural Consultant, Sierra Pacific Window & Door

2:15 – 3:15 pm: Smaller Scale Density: The Challenges in Providing More Housing in Low Density Zones

– Emilie M. Rottman, AIA, Senior Associate, Square 134 Architects

– Samson Cheng, AIA, LEED AP, Senior Associate, Square 134 Architects

– Ronald P. Schneck Jr., AIA, Principal, Square 134 Architects

How can we provide additional housing within the diversity of housing typologies? This session will discuss zoning considerations and limitations, as well as showcase projects that selectively add more density to low-density neighborhoods.

3:30 – 4:30 pm: From Blackboards to Balconies: Adaptive Reuse in the Shaw Neighborhood

– Charles Warren, AIA, LEED AP, Principal and co-Founder, Teass \ Warren Architect

Showcasing successful case studies of missing middle housing—including the transformation of an 1880s surplus school building—in the historic Shaw neighborhood of Washington, DC, that offer a diverse range of housing options, totaling twenty-one units, in a single urban block all within walking distance of vibrant third places.