TRENDING
The 2024
Innovation in Affordable Housing Student Design and
Planning Competition: Site Visit to Madison,
Wisconsin
Each year, HUD's Innovation in Affordable Housing Student
Design and Planning Competition invites multidisciplinary
teams of graduate students to respond to an existing
affordable housing design and planning issue. For the 2024
competition, PD&R partnered with the city of Madison,
Wisconsin, to challenge students to devise innovative
solutions to transform Romnes Apartments, a 169-unit public
housing building in Madison. The city development authority
is considering demolishing the current property to construct
new buildings with improved amenities and sustainable
features. The four finalist student teams will showcase
their finished projects to a live audience and a panel of
jurors. The 2024 Final Presentations and Awards will take
place on April 18, 2024, from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm at HUD
Headquarters in Washington, D.C., and will be streamed
virtually.
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IN PRACTICE
New Homes for First-Time Buyers Open in Birmingham,
Alabama
In 2019, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Birmingham began
building new homes in the Wahouma neighborhood of
Birmingham, Alabama, providing first-time homeownership
opportunities for low- and moderate-income households. As of
early 2024, 9 of the 11 new homes were occupied, with the
final 2 houses scheduled for completion in late 2024. The
project is the result of joint efforts of Habitat for
Humanity, the city, and the Birmingham Land Bank Authority,
which acquires tax-delinquent properties for blight removal,
commercial redevelopment, affordable housing, and other
community purposes.
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