PlanPhilly: Planning Philadelphia's Future

Designers present new concepts for building visitable, market-rate housing in Philadelphia, ther results of a full-day design charrette. A panel of experts in design and physical planning, public policy, construction, real estate development, and advocacy review design concepts that address the urban design question: How can visitable, market-rate housing fit seamlessly into neighborhoods in Philadelphia and other older American cities?
 
Panelists include Brett Altman, Allied Construction; Cecil Baker, AIA, Cecil Baker + Partners; The Honorable Jannie Blackwell, Philadelphia City Council; Bruce Connus, Liberty Housing Development Corporation; Alan Greenberger, AIA, City of Philadelphia; The Honorable Curtis Jones, Jr., Philadelphia City Council; Eleanor Smith, Concrete Change; and Lisa Yaffe, Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency. Deborah McColloch, Director of the Philadelphia Office of Housing and Community Development, will moderate.
 
Hosted by the Community Design Collaborative as part of Design on the Delaware.