MON-FS-002: Building Equitable Community: An Exploration of San Francisco Affordable Housing Developments

Monday, November 14, 2022

7:45am – 12:45pm PT

Location: Moscone Center, Field Session Departure Area 2, Lobby Level South

3.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AIA/HSW, AICP, FL, NY/HSW
Ticket Price: $85 per person; includes transportation and water. Moderate walking.

Field Session Leader(s)

Anson Ting Fung Wong, Assoc. ASLA

Associate
GLS Landscape|Architecture
San Francisco, California
Tim Mollette-Parks, ASLA (he/him/his)

Partner
Mithun
San Francisco, California

Field Session Presenter(s)

Monique Crossley, ASLA

Asst. Director of Property Management
Swords to Plowshares
San Francisco, California
Elaine Yee

Deputy Director, Community Real Estate
Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA)
San Francisco, California
Joyce Chang, AIA, LEED AP BD+C

Senior Associate
Mithum
Mary K. Telling

Senior Associate
Mithun
san francisco, California
Gregg Novicoff, AIA, LEED AP

Principal
Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects
Dean w. Williams

Director
GLS Landscape |Architecture
San Francisco, California
Roselie Enriquez Ledda, LEED AP

Principal
Paulett Taggart Architects
Gary L. Strang, FASLA, AIA

Principal
GLS Landscape | Architecture
San Francisco, California

Visit recently completed affordable housing projects that serve low-income families, formerly unhoused people, veterans, and transitional-age youth in the Mission District and Mission Bay neighborhoods. Designers, developers, and activists will share stories—from community vision to implementation—of how they responded to San Francisco’s housing affordability crisis.

Learning Outcomes:

Learn about how diverse neighborhoods and resident groups in San Francisco have shaped the design of affordable housing open spaces
Gain knowledge of how infrastructural challenges impact the design of affordable housing open spaces, including stormwater strategy, rainwater reuse and structural considerations
Understand how integrated design thinking between landscape architecture, architecture and urban design is crucial to achieving effective residential outdoor spaces in tight urban infill sites
Participate in on-site conversations with a diverse range of voices in affordable housing development, including designers, advocates and operators