Housing related content at AIA26
If you are coming to the AIA Conference on Architecture & Design (AIA26) this year (June 10-13 in San Diego), there are a few official HCD events plus many more great sessions to consider! This guide provides you with an inside look at some of the sessions and events that HCD members might be most interested in.
HCD Events
Celebrating the 2026 AIA Housing Award Winners
June 11 | 5 :00pm-6 :30pm | EV300
Design Excellence: AIA Housing Award Winners
June 12 | 1:00pm-2:00pm | SE312 | 1 LU/RIBA
AIA Housing & Community Development Open Forum
June 13 | 11:30am – 12:30pm | EV332
Other Sessions of Interest
JUNE 10
Casa Familiar Projects Tour in San Ysidro
June 10 | 9:30am-12:45pm | ET142 | 2 LU/RIBA | Cost: $95
Net-Zero Affordable Senior Housing: Rose Creek Village Hardhat Tour
June 10 | 11:45am-1:45pm | ET120 | 1 LU/RIBA | Cost: $95
Architect as Developer: Infill Lessons from Little Italy
June 10 | 12:30pm-4:30pm | ET102 | 4 LU/RIBA | Cost: $145
Fox Point Farms
June 10 | 12:45pm-3:45pm | ET110 | Submitted for AIA CES Approval | Cost: $120
Architect as Developer: A Unique Sand Diego Model of Design and Development
June 10 | 12:45pm-5:00pm | ET101 | Cost: $145
Transforming Student Life: UCSD's Award-Winning Living & Learning Community
June 10 | 2:30pm-4:30pm | ET138 | Submitted for AIA CES Approval | Cost: $95
A New Paradigm for Disaster Relief Housing: Lahaina Case Study
June 10 | 4:00pm-5:00pm | SE133 | 1 LU/RIBA
Housing Policy in Action: Design, Equity & Urban Form
June 10 | 4:00pm-5:00pm | SE130 | 1 LU/RIBA
JUNE 12
More with Less: Architect as Developer
June 12 | 10:45pm-1:45pm | ET150 & ET150b | 3 LU/RIBA | Cost: $120
Casa Familiar Walking Tour: Social Impact Design Innovation
June 12 | 1:30pm – 4:30pm | ET143 | 3 LU/RIBA | Cost : $120
Taking the Guesswork out of Mixed-Use Building Analysis
June 12 | 1:30pm-2:30pm | LL196 | 1 LU/RIBA
Treehouse: Innovative Multifamily Housing in San Diego's Banker's Hill
June 12 | 1:45pm-4:15pm | ET139 | Submitted for AIA CES Approval | Cost: $100
Housing as a Catalyst for Neighborhood Change: Paradise Creek
June 12 | 2:30pm – 5:30pm | ET113 | 2.5 LU/RIBA | Cost : $125
Structural System Considerations and Limitations for Multi-Family Residential Buildings
June 12 | 2:30pm-3:00pm | CE280 | 0.5 LU/RIBA
Residency Reshaped : A New Value Framework for Multi-Family Housing
June 12 | 2 :30pm-3 :30 pm | SE325 | 1 LU/RIBA
Housing Solutions & Zoning Reform by Design
June 12 | 4:00pm-5:00pm | SE322 | 1 LU/RIBA
Unlocking Homeownership: Alternative Models and the Housing Typologies of Tomorrow
June 12 | 4:00pm-5:00pm | SE407 | 1 LU/RIBA
JUNE 13
The Mall, Reimagined: A Replicable Framework for Urban Transformation
June 13 | 7:30am-8:30am | SE420 | 1 LU/RIBA
Leveraging California Housing Laws to Build Community
June 13 | 7:30am-8:30am | SE326 | 1 LU/RIBA
Social Impact Design Initiatives in Little Italy and Along the Waterfront
June 13 | 10:30am – 1:30pm | ET161 | 1.5 LU/RIBA | Cost : $120
Mixed Use as a Catalyst in National City
June 13 | 10 :30am-12 :15pm | ET157 | 2 LU/RIBA | Cost : $75
Social Impact Design Initiatives in Little Italy and Along the Waterfront
June 13 | 10 :30am-1 :30pm | ET161 | 1.5 LU/RIBA | Cost : $120
Los Angeles Housing Accord : Equity, Resilience & Practice Innovation
June 13 | 12:00pm-1:00pm | SE426 | 1 LU/RIBA
Snapshot of a Higher-Density San Diego : Uptown Bike Tour
June 13 | 12 :30pm-4pm | ET160 | Cost : $145
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Chad Askew AIA
Dwell Design Studio
Charlotte NC
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