How We House: Central Valley

Paul’s Place, Davis, Maria Ogrydziak Architect.

How We House is a mini-series brought to you by the California Council of Architectural Component Executives (CA CACE) and AIA California. The series focuses on California’s housing crisis, its impact on different regions across the state, and local design approaches to providing housing solutions.

How We House: Central Valley, hosted by Kimberly Anderson, Executive Director of AIA Central Valley, begins with an overview of housing issues in the state, presented by Amber-Lee Leslie, Legislative Advocate for the non-profit Housing California.

Danielle Foster, Housing Policy Manager for the City of Sacramento, outlines the city and region’s demographics and housing challenges and opportunities.

Maria Ogrydziak, AIA, shares her project for Paul’s Place, a multi-functional housing center designed to serve the most vulnerable individuals living homeless in Davis by providing housing and wraparound services.

7th & H, Sacramento. Design Architects: Mogavero Architects and SERA Architects; Architect of Record: Mogavero Architects.

David Mogavero, AIA, presents a selection of his recent affordable housing projects, some incorporating permanently supportive housing for the formerly homeless.

Learn about the range of affordable housing types; energy and the California Utility Allowance Calculator (CUAC); how funding affects design and the viability of projects; the impact of location and community creation on residents; and legislative advocacy for the design and building community.

Watch How We House: Central Valley here.


You can find other How We House webinars here.