In Conversation with 2019 ULI J.C. Nichols Prize Laureate Alejandro Aravena
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  • September 19 - 19, 2019
    9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
    Event: 2019 ULI Fall Meeting
    Session Type: Concurrent Session
    Session Capacity: N/A


    The ULI J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development (uli.org/nichols) honors an individual who has established visionary standards of excellence in land use and development and whose commitment to creating the highest-quality built environment is leading to the betterment of society. In this session, 2019 laureate Alejandro Aravena, an internationally acclaimed architect, principal of ELEMENTAL in Santiago, Chile, and 2016 winner of the Pritzker Prize, will explain his implementation of "half a good house" developments for low-income families: when faced with limited resources, the design prioritizes aspects of a home – e.g., foundation, plumbing or higher value site – which are hardest for its owner to change. Within a larger envelope, the owner can build out depending on the...
Session Speakers
Aravena Alejandro


Alejandro Aravena (Santiago, Chile 1967), graduated as an architect from Catholic University of Chile in 1992. He continued his studies of Theory and Art History in IUAV in Venice. In 1994 he established his own practice, Alejandro Aravena Architects. From 2000 until 2005, he taught at Harvard University, where he founded the Do Tank E

Harvey F. Barton
Organization: Calvert Social Investment Foundation


Bart Harvey is currently Chair of Calvert Impact Capital ,former 13 year Chair and CEO of Enterprise Community Partners which has helped provide over 250,000 decent affordable homes to low income people and improve the surrounding neighborhoods working primarily with community development corporations. He was a 10 year director of Fannie Mae while in Conservatorship , former recipient of the ULI

Taylor Marilyn Jordan
Organization: University of Pennsylvania School of Design


Marilyn Jordan Taylor is Professor of Architecture and Urban Design. She had a distinguished tenure as Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design from 2008 - 2016, having been a much admired practitioner. She is recognized worldwide as a thought leader in urban design, as well as a woman pioneer in the fields of architecture, planning, and construction. Her global sta
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