Programs surfaced urgent questions on housing justice and the role of architecture, highlighted promising local examples, mobilized Canadian research abroad, and seeded further collaboration. The right to housing isn’t just a political, legal and economic issue, but also an architectural one. What does the right to housing mean in practice? How can architects and other urban practitioners contribute? Focusing on SDG 11, our conversations engaged 3 and 10. We brought to the table localized, interdisciplinary knowledge and forward-looking architectural case studies. 70 workshop participants across the six cities emerged with new knowledge, perspectives, and potential collaborators to bring into their important work, forming a community of practice. Proceedings will be published in Untapped.

Institution

University of Toronto
John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design

Additional Team Members

Local partners: Tania Tovar Torres (Mexico City), Pablo Elinbaum (Buenos Aires), Renato Cymbalista (São Paulo), Gabriela Rendon and Miguel Robles-Duran (New York), Dana Cuff (Los Angeles)