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The DC government’s 2019 Housing Initiative set forth a goal of building 36,000 housing units by 2025, a third of which are to be affordable to households earning 80% below Median Family Income. This Order directs District agencies to investigate and implement a variety of approaches to accelerate the design, construction, adaptation, and creation of housing across the city—all while considering the needs of families, an aging population, and other residents with special needs.

Progress toward meeting this goal is well underway, and architects play a significant role in bringing these targets to fruition in a way that best serves people and communities in our city’s built environment.

DesignDC’s Fall conference will focus on the designer’s role, and expertise, in solving DC’s housing crisis. 

You are welcome to submit multiple proposals. Please submit one proposal form for each presentation. Please save your proposal information for your own records in a separate document. 

Priority will be given to sessions that address the following:

• New and innovative technology and materials used for designing and constructing housing
• Integration of different housing typologies in neighborhoods across the city, including historic districts
• Adaptive use and conversions of existing buildings into housing
• Placemaking and planning to ensure housing is attractive and available to all residents of the city, with equal access to amenities and services
• Policy and design recommendations through case studies that illustrate solutions yet to become commonplace in the DC housing market

About DesignDC:

DesignDC is a hybrid experience for our members and design professionals throughout the region. Over two days of content, we will host a featured keynote speaker and a reception, followed by a day of virtual education with industry experts.

Sessions selected from this Call for Proposals will be presented via our online platform on Thursday, September 21, 2023.

All virtual presentations must total 60 minutes in length, with ~50 minutes of instruction followed by ~10 minutes of Q&A.

All presenters will receive complimentary conference registration. Presenters are not required to be members of DesignDC host organizations.

Please save a copy of your proposal information for your records.

Proposals are due by Wednesday, March 15, at 5:00 pm.