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Architects Roundtable: Strategies in Affordable Housing Development

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
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Join AIA Atlanta for an engaging panel discussion envisioning the future of affordable housing through the lens of design, development, and policy.

Hear from leaders at ANDP, National Church Residences, and Atlanta Housing as they share innovative approaches to creating high-quality, sustainable, and accessible communities. You’ll learn how public-private partnerships, creative financing, and thoughtful architectural solutions are driving real impact in Atlanta and beyond.

Whether you’re designing housing, influencing policy, or developing neighborhoods, this conversation will inspire new ways to think about affordability, equity, and community-centered design.

Sign up now to join the breakfast, connect with industry leaders, and gain fresh insights to drive impact through your work.

Learning objectives

  • Understand how public-private partnerships in the metro Atlanta area are helping to create and provide additional opportunities to finance and deliver affordable housing.
  • Discuss current and proposed policy initiatives by the City of Atlanta and other jurisdictions in the metropolitan Atlanta region governing affordable housing.
  • Review how architects are implementing creative design strategies and solutions to provide higher quality, sustainable, and accessible housing while meeting current housing regulations for affordable housing.
  • Understand how many affordable housing units are currently available in the metro Atlanta market, review what future projections reveal on how many units are needed in the next 10 or so years, and how to meet those upcoming needs.
  • Date and Time: Wednesday, May 14, 2025
    8:00 am - 9:30 am
  • Location: AIA Atlanta
    50 Hurt Plaza Ste 109
    Atlanta, GA 30303
  • Credits: 1 LU
  • Provider: AIA Atlanta
  • Speakers

  • Maureen Freehill

    Director, Affordable Housing
    National Church Residences

    Panelist

  • Ashani O'Mard

    Senior Vice President, Strategic Housing Investments
    Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership

    Panelist

  • John Skach

    Director of Planning, Design and Community Development
    Atlanta Housing

    Panelist

  • Margo Jamison

    Affordable Housing Architect
    Goode Van Slyke Architecture

    Moderator