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One Size Fits Some

One Size Fits Some

by Urban Ominbus

"On Thursday, September 24th, housing experts from the worlds of design, development, law, policy and government gathered at the Japan Society for One Size Fits Some an international symposium convened by the Citizen's Housing and Planning Council (CHPC). The symposium is part of wider research project by CHPC that takes a fresh look at housing and space standards in New York City.

The program included presentations by six architects from Tokyo, Barcelona, San Diego, Montreal and Leipzig, each of whom shared their unique insights on designing and planning compact, shared, and flexible housing to meet the shifting needs of dynamic 21st century households. Their reflections were designed to begin a dialogue here in New York City intended to address the challenges of changing our existing regulatory framework."

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CFWorkshopP: Uncovering Implicit Assumptions in Housing Policy  E-mail
Written by Tasoulla Hadjiyanni   

At EDRA40, members of the Residential Environments Network (REN) expressed an interest for a workshop that uncovers the implicit assumptions behind housing policies. The network involves members from varying backgrounds, interests, and concerns ranging from students, academics, and practitioners, educated in fields like architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, environmental psychology, and housing studies. Areas of expertise vary from urban planning to housing theory and design as well as construction, culture, policy, and universal design at national and international scales.

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Network Chairs

Tasoulla Hadjiyanni (co-chair)
College of Human Ecology
240 McNeal Hall
1985 Bedford Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55108
612-626-1245
thadjiya@umn.edu