Join LA Forum for a discussion on housing and social equity with Karen Kubey — urbanist, author and Visiting Associate Professor at the Pratt Institute School of Design. The event also marks the launch of the publication Housing as Intervention: Architecture towards Social Equity, a 17-essay volume by Architecture Design (AD), edited by Kubey.

Moderated by Frances Anderton of KCRW’s DnA, panelists and Kubey herself frame a conversation around housing’s primary position in our lives, economies and the built environment. In the face of persistent injustice and disparity worldwide, how can architects make a meaningful contribution? How can housing projects — including their design processes and development — act as interventions towards greater social equity?

Participants

Frances Anderton (KCRW’s DnA), Karen Kubey (Editor, Visiting Associate Professor at the Pratt Institute School of Design), John Perfitt (Restore Neighborhoods LA), David Chun (CoHAUS), Nathan Bishop, Principal (Koning Eizenberg Architecture)