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Exploring how the European Affordable Housing Plan can be turned into concrete action across research, policy and practice
Connecting the European Affordable Housing Agenda to political and spatial planning systems across different governance levels
The varying definitions and implementations of affordable housing across different regions and governance structures
Accelerating the production of affordable housing while safeguarding ecological and social resilience
Addressing the ongoing debate between prioritising the quantity of housing versus ensuring the quality of housing — can they go together?
How housing policies influence social and economic inequality, exploring the role of urban development strategies in either perpetuating or addressing disparities
Tackling interpersonal and regional inequalities through inclusive growth strategies
Affordable housing and the inclusive city
All IFHP members are invited to join the discussion on our flagship project, Affordable Housing for All. This is the second, albeit self-contained session of a two part online series. You will get the opportunity to follow the project’s development as well as come with suggestions for its further development. During the first session we introduced the project in some detail, and now during the second session you will be able to participate in a critical discussion including distinguished scholars researching housing affordability from across the world. We will also present some preliminary observations and talk about the next steps.
We look forward to seeing you!
On April 3-5th 2019, IFHP convened with signatories to the Montreal Design Declaration in St. Etienne, France at a Pre-Summit Meeting.
IFHP first reported on the Design Declaration back in November 2017, when it had just been signed on 24 October 2017 in Montréal, in the presence of three UN agencies (UNESCO, UN-Habitat, UN Environment) by the fourteen international organisations and partners, including WUC: World Urban Campaign as well as WUC affiliates: UIA: International Union of Architects; IFLA: International Federation of Landscape Architects; GPN: Global Planners Network; CAP: Commonwealth Association of Planners; ASF International: Architecture Sans Frontières International and, of course IFHP: International Federation for Housing and Planning.
The signing of the Design Declaration marks the launch of a global collaborative effort to utilize the potential of design for the benefit of all, and concludes: "All people deserve to live in a well-designed world." The Design Declaration is a Call to Action, consolidating a broad spectrum of design disciplines, to speak in a single voice on the value of design across the board, to get the ear of governments, educators, civil and private sectors to engage with design. It is also a call to designers themselves to step into a leadership role. A call for “people for design”.
From an IFHP perspective and in terms of the built environment and the cities we need, we see sustainable design goals as part and parcel to sustainable development goals, and we are campaigning for the role and responsibility of urban design. But to do so, we need people and policy making the most of potential of urban design. So to say; Urban Design for People takes People and Policy for Urban Design.
The St. Etienne Pre-Summit Meeting focused on the development of three key projects outlined in the Design Declaration, which were identified as highest priority by the Declaration Signatories in a recent internal survey:
Design Metrics: Establishing metrics and collecting data and case studies to more effectively communicate the value of design;
Design Education & Research: Fostering development, recognition, support and funding for design education and research, including development of new formats for design education curricula.
Government Design Policy: Supporting development of national and regional design policies;
The themes were elaborated and explored in three specific sessions highlighting the Pre-Summit in St. Etienne. Project sessions included curated keynote presentations, as well as panel and round table discussions. The results of these sessions will contribute to informing the pathway for full activation of the Projects leading to the next full-scale Summit Meeting.
Design Declaration Summit Steering Committee
Currently six design organizations are leading the implementation of the Design Declaration:
BEDA: Bureau of European Design Associations: Bart Ahsmann, Päivi Tahkokallio
Cumulus: International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media: Elsebeth Gerner Nielsen, Salmi Eija
IxDA: Interaction Design Association: Alok Nandi, Brenda Sanderson
ico-D: International Council of Design: David Grossman, Zachary Haris Ong
IFHP: International Federation for Housing and Planning: Regitze Marianne Hess
IFLA: International Federation of Landscape Architects: Kathryn Moore Read more about the Pre-Summit in St. Etienne at World Urban Campaign’s Newsletter and about the Montreal Design Declaration at ico-D.
IFHP Director International Affairs, Regitze Marianne Hess, R.Hess@ifhp.org.
