For the past 15 years, the cohousing conference has felt like a family reunion – seeing old friends as well as a time to meet new ones.
This year was even more special because it was in Portland, OR – a location where we have a built community and active cohousing projects.
I ran into a former colleague, Stephanie Gilliam – an architect with whom I had worked more than 2 decades ago at SOM in Chicago, who has since been working in the film industry.
We had three of our staff and 5 community members attend the conference. Mike and I co-presented several conference sessions – with collaborators from around North America. I hosted a workshop for architects who wanted to work in cohousing, as well as a workshop on how to design the Common House.
Schemata hosted several events for our current and past cohousing clients – fun to see so many of them together all in one room. We had many long-time friends come up after touring
New friends and old
Mike presented case studies on urban cohousing with Kathy Sayers and MacKenzie Stonehocker of Vancouver, BC
Mike and Grace at the Schemata Workshop booth
National Cohousing Association
Conference Homepage
Courtney Martin’s Keynote Speech