Housing the Nation – a new book offers a compendium of insights on social justice
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Come join Tom Wilmer, correspondent for NPR’s California affiliate KCBX, for a virtual visit with Victoria Newhouse and Quince Williams at the New York studios of NPR affiliate WNYC.
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Architectural historian Victoria Newhouse and Quinn Williamslead architect for affordable housing projects at Alexander Gorlin Architects, discusses encyclopedic insights presented in the new book, Housing the Nation: Social Equity, Architecture, and the Future of Affordable Housing, co-authored by Victoria Newhouse and Alex Gorlin.
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Housing the Nation: Social Justice, Architecture, and the Future of Affordable Housing is a compendium of brilliant ideas for solving America’s housing crisis.
Correspondent Tom Wilmer was vice president of a California architecture, design and construction firm for five years and has been a licensed general contractor as a design and construction specialist for 35 years.
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