OAA releases report on addressing housing affordability through design
Housing affordability is a significant issue, affecting millions of Ontarians. Whether homes are rented or owned, subsidized or not, the current lack of affordability impacts households of all incomes in growing regions across the province.
Access to quality housing is not only critical for the province?s people, but also necessary for its communities to flourish socially and economically. A failure to act poses a significant threat to not only the people of Ontario but also those of the country as a whole. What can be done to improve housing affordability" And what role can be played by the architectural profession"
Recognizing the emerging crisis in 2015, the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA), together with the Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) and the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO), commissioned the Canadian Centre of Economic Analysis (CANCEA) to carry out a broad-based study of housing affordability in the province. Following the release of that study in 2017, the OAA furthered its effort by creating the Housing A?ordability Task Group (HATG) with the objective of identifying key design and planning elements to address housing affordability, including building form, construction methods, location and municipal planning regulations. The HATG commissioned SvN Architects + Planners to develop a report offering recommendations to help various levels of government meet housing supply needs in a timeframe res...
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