

Elizabeth Mahan
- Apr 19, 2019
- 1 min
Research Completion + Continued Travel
Thank you for following my Fellowship travel, Zurich was my last stop for research. I am grateful to have had this opportunity, and...
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Elizabeth Mahan
- Apr 16, 2019
- 2 min
Domicil Housing Agency, Zürich
Predominantly working with migrants, Domicil connects disadvantaged individuals and families to low cost housing throughout Zurich. Their...
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Elizabeth Mahan
- Apr 16, 2019
- 1 min
ABZ... General Building Cooperative Zürich
At over 100 years old, ABZ is a “non-profit housing cooperative with around 5000 residential properties in the city and in the greater...
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Elizabeth Mahan
- Apr 6, 2019
- 2 min
Alles Wird Gut Architektur, Vienna
Alles Wird Gut, translated as “Everything is Fine,” is an architecture firm in downtown Vienna that focuses on doing more with what’s...
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Elizabeth Mahan
- Apr 6, 2019
- 1 min
"Winning the War on Poverty"
Quick read... "Winning the War on Poverty. Canadians are doing it, we're not." By David Brooks, Opinion Columnist Thought this NYT...
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Elizabeth Mahan
- Mar 31, 2019
- 2 min
Y-Foundation _ Finnish Housing First
Finland is one of the only countries in the EU where homelessness is decreasing, so I was incredibly grateful to spend nearly four full...
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Elizabeth Mahan
- Mar 22, 2019
- 1 min
"Evicted - Poverty and Profit in the American City"
I could not put this book down. It is a captivating account following the ups and downs of families and individuals navigating the...
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Elizabeth Mahan
- Mar 20, 2019
- 1 min
A Home of Your Own, Finland
Adopting the Finnish “Housing First” model, the Y-Foundation explains how it’s one of the only countries with declining rates of...
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Elizabeth Mahan
- Mar 15, 2019
- 2 min
The Cottages Part II: [bc]WORSHOP
Visiting the offices of buildingcommunityWORKSHOP was an important shift in how I will think about this research going forward. I wanted...
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Elizabeth Mahan
- Mar 15, 2019
- 2 min
The Cottages Part I: City Square
I arrived at the wrong address, my first travel fail so far. However, rather than meeting at the office downtown, I’d brought myself to...
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Elizabeth Mahan
- Mar 14, 2019
- 2 min
The Bridge Homeless Recovery Center, Dallas
I arrived at The Bridge in the dreary overcast morning uncertain about what I was walking into and a disbelief that Seattle’s gray skies...
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Elizabeth Mahan
- Mar 13, 2019
- 1 min
Dallas Love
The first thing you notice about Dallas coming from Seattle is that people speak to each other. Strangers. They say hello and strike up...
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Elizabeth Mahan
- Mar 11, 2019
- 2 min
Starting local... Humble Design, Seattle WA
"It's a snowball effect of positivity," Tia said over lunch. She and her team of six are the faces of Humble Design in Seattle, an...
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