“Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly,” Martin Luther King,
It is by serving our community, dedicating ourselves to ensure that all people live with dignity in safe, healthy, and affordable homes within communities of opportunity that we honor Dr. King's legacy of equity and justice.
Please join Weber Thompson, SKL, and Homesight to present Othello Square, a four-building campus adjacent to the Othello Light Rail Station in Southeast Seattle. The project models both environmental and social sustainability at multiple scales.
Othello Square was conceived as an anti-displacement development. From the beginning, the team worked with the community to envision a development where both housing and critical supportive services could coexist. The square includes affordable and workforce rental housing, subsidized homeownership, a charter school, community healthcare facilities, childcare, affordable local retail, office space for non-profits focused on culturally-relevant educational and economic opportunities, and community open space.
This presentation will cover designing for equity, community outreach, master planning, architecture, and landscape design as a model for socially-sustainable development.
Learning objectives will include:
- Understand the historical context of segregation in Land Use
- Environmental and social impacts of gentrification/displacement
- Engaging with historically unrepresented communities
- Planning and designing for inclusivity and social equity
- Designing for community health and wellness
We look forward to seeing you! Please register below if you plan to attend. Food will not be provided, but feel free to bring your own lunch to enjoy during our program.
Many thanks to United Way of King County for selecting HDC 2020 Martin Luther King Jr (MLK) Day of Service grant recipients.
