About The
Center for Innovation in Affordable Housing Design
The Center for Innovation in Affordable Housing Design
is a partnership among the University of Pennsylvania’s School of
Design, The University’s Center for Community Partnerships, The People’s
Emergency Center (PEC) and the PEC Community Development Corporation formed
to create innovative and replicable affordable housing designs, and demonstration
housing in the Mantua-West Powelton neighborhood of West Philadelphia. The
Center for Innovation in Affordable Housing Design is funded by a grant
from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD)
Community Outreach Partnership Center (COPC) Futures Demonstration program.
Our work is organized into three areas: |
| Research |
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Linking research on affordable housing design to neighborhood needs through
five scheduled courses and independent study at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design |
| Outreach |
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Stimulating dialogue on housing design and the community planning process
between academic departments, community organizations, government agencies,
and neighborhood residents. |
| Construction |
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Design, construction and occupation of demonstration housing
in West
Powelton and Mantua. |
| Contact us at
copc@design.upenn.edu
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