Architects alone cannot solve the housing crisis, but we can help change the system.
Affordable housing
Designing affordable housing with compassion and resilience
October 28, 2025
Learn how three organizations use regulatory expertise and creative problem-solving to make affordable housing happen.
Affordable housing
Making homes attainable: How architects can help
August 9, 2024
The U.S. has long had a shortage of affordable housing. How can architects help in the collective effort to make housing attainable to more people?
Affordable housing
Can co-op development be a housing crisis solution?
November 7, 2024
Architects are taking a lead role in a cooperative housing surge.
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Unlocking homeownership with JD Zogg, AIA
June 4, 2026
America is in a housing crisis, but these creative solutions offer hope, Zogg revealed at AIA26.
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Avanzando: Border thinking and the future of architecture at AIA26
May 8, 2026
MASS's Katie Swenson highlights the border-defying and community-shaping work of Casa Familiar in San Ysidro, Calif.
Affordable housing
When affordable housing becomes a community investment
September 8, 2026
Nonprofits, healthcare systems, schools, and foundations are putting new resources into housing—and giving architects more room to design projects that serve...
Affordable housing
Supporting housing as a human right for World Architecture Day
October 5, 2026
Learn more about the world’s housing situation and access resources in this rundown from the AIA Housing and Community Development Knowledge Community.
