Urban Age, the LSE Cities Programme and Monocle magazine present:
Architecture as Investment: New forms of social equity
SPEAKER: Alejandro Aravena, Executive Director of Elemental in Santiago, Chile
RESPONDENT: Ricky Burdett, Centennial professor in architecture and urbanism at LSE and Director of Urban Age
CHAIR: Tyler Brűlé, Editor-in-Chief of Monocle magazine
The challenge to provide affordable housing is a global issue. At a time when market forces are eclipsing architecture's social value, Elemental's pioneering housing is transforming urban communities in Latin America.
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Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena is a Professor at Universidad Católica de Chile and Executive Director at Elemental, a 'do tank' addressing questions outside the traditional realm of architecture.
In addition to Elemental's urban projects and social housing, Aravena's recent work include new facilities for St. Edward's University in Austin, as well as the Texas Mathematics Faculty, the Medical Faculty, the 'Siamese Tower' and the Architecture School at the Universidad Católica, Santiago, Chile.
Aravena became a member of the Pritzker Prize Jury in early 2009.
Housing and community centre complex by Elemental in Pudahuel, Santiago