PD&R is pleased to announce the team finalist presentations for the 2nd annual Innovation in Affordable Housing Student Design and Planning Competition (IAH). The competition aims to encourage research and innovation in affordable housing, raise practitioner and future practitioner capacity, and foster cross-cutting teamwork within the design and community development process while endeavoring to raise the consciousness of affordable housing at universities. Multidisciplinary graduate student teams developed plans for a new construction or gut rehab of a senior housing development managed by the Houma-Terrebonne Housing Authority.

Four teams of finalists will represent their universities on April 21, 2015 before a jury of practitioners. The winner and runner-up of the IAH competition will be announced at the conclusion of the event.

Finalist teams represent the following universities:

• University of Minnesota
• New York University
• University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
• University of Kansas

Additional Information:
When:
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Additional Information:
Where:
HUD Headquarters
Brooke-Mondale Auditorium Suites A&B
451 7th Street SW
Washington, DC 20410

The event will also be available via live webcast. More information on the webcast will follow.

Additional information about the event is available at:
http://www.huduser.org/portal/challenge/finals/2015.html

We hope you can join us in viewing this exciting event. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the HUD User Help Desk at [email protected] or 1-800-245-2691. 

Register to attend here.