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Homes and Neighbourhoods for All – Urbanism and Affordable Housing in the UK
February 12 @ 13:30 – 18:00 GMT

Programme
13:30
Registration
Tea and coffee
14:00
Welcome and introduction
Tony Reddy, Chair, AoU and Paul Karakusevic, Partner, Karakusevic Carson Architects
14:05
A brief look back at the Eindhoven congress
Biljana Savic, Director, AoU
14:15
AoU Housing Paper Launch
Better housing for the 21st century Dr Nicholas Falk, Director, URBED Trust
Better housing for the 21st century Dr Nicholas Falk, Director, URBED Trust
Session 1: Council-led affordable housing
14:20
Introduction to session
Janet Sutherland AoU (session chair)
14:25
Sheffield Housing Company
John Clephan, Director, Sheffield Housing Company
14:40
Affordable housing in Croydon
Zohra Chiheb, Regeneration Manager, LB Croydon
14:55
Q&A
15:15
Tea & Coffee
Session 2: Community building and the co-production of affordable housing and place
15:30
Introduction to session
Stephen Hill, Chair, UK Cohousing Network (session chair)
15:35
Community-led initiatives in London – St Clements Hospital site, the Mayor’s Small Sites Programme, and other London affordable housing campaigns
Calum Green, Director, London CLT
15:50
Co-producing regeneration in Newham – The story of Custom House
Sib Trigg, Architect, People’s Empowerment Alliance of Custom House (PEACH)
16:00
The story of UK’s largest cohousing project in Bridport
Jim Hudson, Researcher, LSE + Monika King, Bridport CLT
16:15
Q&A
Session 3: Is achieving affordable and well designed homes and places mission impossible?
16:40
Introduction to session
Paul Hackett, Director, Smith Institute (session chair)
16:50
Where next for affordable housing in the UK?
- Lord Richard Best OBE
- Paul Hackett, CEO, Optivo Homes
- Mary Parsons, Group Director, Placemaking and Regeneration, Places for People and Chair, TCPA
17:20
Panel Discussion
17:55
Conclusion and thanks
Tony Reddy, Director, AoU
18:00
Drinks and Networking
19:00
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