Affordable Housing in Portland: 3 Innovative Approaches Design and Construction Despite the bad reputation of public housing in the United States, organizations, planners, and architects in Portland, Oregon are determined to create affordable housing that does not sacrifice quality or aesthetic appeal. While has developed a bad reputation regarding its homelessness problem, in the past four years […]

For Affordable Housing, The Revolution Will Be Modularized        The construction start-up company Katerra was a trailblazer, until it wasn’t. The Silicon Valley venture was launched in 2015, seeking to streamline the entire construction process through a comprehensive design-build model, encompassing everything from architectural design to manufacture and installation. Katerra’s “one-stop shop” for the built environment included […]