Elizabeth MahanApr 19, 20191 min readResearch Completion + Continued TravelThank you for following my Fellowship travel, Zurich was my last stop for research. I am grateful to have had this opportunity, and...
Elizabeth MahanApr 16, 20192 min readDomicil Housing Agency, ZürichPredominantly working with migrants, Domicil connects disadvantaged individuals and families to low cost housing throughout Zurich. Their...
Elizabeth MahanApr 16, 20191 min readABZ... General Building Cooperative ZürichAt over 100 years old, ABZ is a “non-profit housing cooperative with around 5000 residential properties in the city and in the greater...
Elizabeth MahanApr 6, 20192 min readAlles Wird Gut Architektur, ViennaAlles Wird Gut, translated as “Everything is Fine,” is an architecture firm in downtown Vienna that focuses on doing more with what’s...
Elizabeth MahanApr 6, 20191 min read"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...
Elizabeth MahanMar 31, 20192 min readY-Foundation _ Finnish Housing FirstFinland is one of the only countries in the EU where homelessness is decreasing, so I was incredibly grateful to spend nearly four full...
Elizabeth MahanMar 22, 20191 min read"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...
Elizabeth MahanMar 20, 20191 min readA 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...
Elizabeth MahanMar 15, 20192 min readThe Cottages Part II: [bc]WORSHOPVisiting the offices of buildingcommunityWORKSHOP was an important shift in how I will think about this research going forward. I wanted...
Elizabeth MahanMar 15, 20192 min readThe Cottages Part I: City SquareI arrived at the wrong address, my first travel fail so far. However, rather than meeting at the office downtown, I’d brought myself to...
Elizabeth MahanMar 14, 20192 min readThe Bridge Homeless Recovery Center, DallasI arrived at The Bridge in the dreary overcast morning uncertain about what I was walking into and a disbelief that Seattle’s gray skies...
Elizabeth MahanMar 13, 20191 min readDallas LoveThe first thing you notice about Dallas coming from Seattle is that people speak to each other. Strangers. They say hello and strike up...
Elizabeth MahanMar 11, 20192 min readStarting 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...