Kadre Architects is a driver and catalyst in design leadership for social cause.

Solving housing insecurity requires a family of solutions, an agile response to meet a spectrum of housing needs for people across economic levels and stages of recovery.

What does the right to housing mean in practice, and how can architects and other urban professionals contribute?  […] Below is an excerpt from the gathering in Los Angeles, which was convened by cityLAB UCLA, UCLA Architecture and Urban Design, and the Architecture and Housing Justice Lab.

Adaptive reuse of the Hollywood Downtowner—an aging hotel now owned by the non-profit and youth homeless shelter Covenant House—to a living space for youth transitioning from foster care or homelessness to independent living, is an exemplar of type as well as paradigm of dignity for its residents.