The School of Architecture and Planning presents “The U.S. Housing Crisis: The Role of Design,” featuring nationally recognized architect Michael Pyatok, Monday, Feb. 2, 5:15 p.m. in Pearl Hall auditorium, room 101. Pyatok, a Fellow in the American Institute of Architects, has 40 years of experience as an architect, advocate and professor.
Photo: Michael Pyatok
He established Pyatok Architects in 1984. Pyatok has designed over 30,000 units of affordable housing for low-income families and has been a leader in the development of participatory community design methods.
In addition to actively participating with the firm’s urban design projects, Pyatok is a professor of architectural design and recently served for three years as the founding director of Stardust Center for Affordable Homes and the Family at Arizona State University in Phoenix.
Pyatok has served the AIA on its National Affordable Housing Task Group. The National Endowment for the Arts sponsored him to facilitate housing design workshops in many U.S. cities and awarded him a grant to write a book about how to design higher density affordable housing titled, “ Good Neighbors: Affordable Family Housing.”
In 2002, Pyatok Architects was chosen as Architecture Firm of the Year by “Residential Architect Magazine,” and “Professional Builder Magazine” identified Pyatok as one of the 12 thought leaders in the field of development. In 2007, he was identified by “Builder Magazine” as one of the 50 most influential people in the development industry.
The event, sponsored by the New Mexico Finance Authority, is part of the School of Architecture and Planning spring lecture series. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Media Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920; e-mail: cgonzal@unm.edu