https://chazandra.com Chaz Kern Thu, 18 Dec 2025 21:08:09 +0000 https://chazandra.com en https://chazandra.com/Header-Text Sat, 30 Sep 2023 01:56:02 +0000 Chaz Kern https://chazandra.com/Header-Text Chaz Kern&nbsp; Chaz is a design practitioner focused on developing housing models rooted in self-determination, and creating pathways to put them into practice. As a co-founder of Office of she developed the organization’s first strategic plan, shaping its purpose as a&nbsp;practice on Reparative Urban Development. At LA Más she managed the Backyard Homes Project, an initiative that helped homeowners build a new Section 8 rental Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU). She’s an orgaizer with Design as Protest, a Board Member at the Association for Community Design, and currently working at a Community Land Trust in Eugene Oregon. Chaz has been featured in Wallpaper Magazine and named Cultured Magazine’s inaugural 2021 Young Architect. Chaz’s work is in the Smithsonian Institute Permanent Collection, and she has been has been invited to guest lecture at Rice University, University of Oregon, SCI-Arc, UCLA, USC, and UC Berkeley.&nbsp; https://chazandra.com/AAJL Wed, 17 Sep 2025 19:26:40 +0000 Chaz Kern https://chazandra.com/AAJL <img width="2084" height="2084" width_o="2084" height_o="2084" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8e462aa2d5d1eef0bf2a9158cd4c0af97592c94a55e6f831a8ae3ea924ab261b/AAJIL_Lab_Reimagining-Home-01.png" data-mid="238352399" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8e462aa2d5d1eef0bf2a9158cd4c0af97592c94a55e6f831a8ae3ea924ab261b/AAJIL_Lab_Reimagining-Home-01.png" /> <img width="2084" height="2084" width_o="2084" height_o="2084" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/99004975d4a71cf5212bcc43e8baa9abd66e7ffdcf410f0ce80d3c761f7fa8e7/3_AAJIL_Lab_Reimagining-Home-04.png" data-mid="238352400" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/99004975d4a71cf5212bcc43e8baa9abd66e7ffdcf410f0ce80d3c761f7fa8e7/3_AAJIL_Lab_Reimagining-Home-04.png" /> <img width="2386" height="1380" width_o="2386" height_o="1380" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2cbbf1ead43b5f2fc5fe19f2087994bfb0bf247da78f76a0442fe6cf16544560/Screenshot-2025-09-17-at-12.32.31PM.png" data-mid="238352410" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2cbbf1ead43b5f2fc5fe19f2087994bfb0bf247da78f76a0442fe6cf16544560/Screenshot-2025-09-17-at-12.32.31PM.png" /> <img width="2084" height="2084" width_o="2084" height_o="2084" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eb65d39e70ee016124b499737468e4827c05886cb53ccfb28b2e64241ca1b338/AAJIL_Lab_Reimagining-Home-02-copy.png" data-mid="238352457" border="0" data-scale="22.5" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/eb65d39e70ee016124b499737468e4827c05886cb53ccfb28b2e64241ca1b338/AAJIL_Lab_Reimagining-Home-02-copy.png" /> <img width="1354" height="544" width_o="1354" height_o="544" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1548880c2add25246f2447fe6b9a3e0c5faf8bba432a1de8fb1abe00514780b4/Screenshot-2025-09-17-at-12.38.17PM.png" data-mid="238352464" border="0" data-scale="50" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1548880c2add25246f2447fe6b9a3e0c5faf8bba432a1de8fb1abe00514780b4/Screenshot-2025-09-17-at-12.38.17PM.png" /> Reimagining 'Home' Across the Asian Diaspora LabDesigner &amp; Facilitator 2024 How do we shape, experience, and imagine "home" within the Asian diaspora?&nbsp;In partnership with the Asian American Justice Innovation Lab, this Lab&nbsp;invited participants to explore "home" as both an imagination and a geography—examining how Asian identities are formed and expressed through spaces outside of their 'homeland.' By looking at both private and public spaces in the built environment, we identified where we feel affirmed or erased within our personal dwellings, neighborhoods, cities, and beyond. Through collective discussions and design exercises, we explored how identity, migration, ancestry, and the complexities of cultural expectations hold visual presence and meaning in the spaces around us. This lab ran for 5 months in 2024 and invited anyone who identifies as part of the South Asian, East Asian, South East Asian, West Asia, Central Asian, and Pacific Island Diaspora.This Lab is indebted to and was inspired by: Center for Babaylan Studies, "Home Bound: Filipino American Lives Across Cultures, Communities, and Countries" by Yen Le Espiritu, the Design as Protest Collective, the Urban Humanities Network and “Is There Such a Thing as Asian Diasporic Architecture?” in the Dark Matter Issue of Architects Magazine by Tonia Sing Chi, BZ Zhang. https://chazandra.com/OOO Thu, 18 Dec 2025 20:19:47 +0000 Chaz Kern https://chazandra.com/OOO <img width="2979" height="1866" width_o="2979" height_o="1866" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ea80223a46196254eeccd34481c7e47cc69683c54a2100f5af1e827d11632d49/OOO_Original-Font_w_o-Descriptions-01.png" data-mid="241952477" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ea80223a46196254eeccd34481c7e47cc69683c54a2100f5af1e827d11632d49/OOO_Original-Font_w_o-Descriptions-01.png" /> <img width="1415" height="951" width_o="1415" height_o="951" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a9b3f7a31253781a928c8bcf17f4caf706c89762d1793d440ccf613cafa413a0/OOO_Original-Font_w_o-Descriptions-04.png" data-mid="241952484" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a9b3f7a31253781a928c8bcf17f4caf706c89762d1793d440ccf613cafa413a0/OOO_Original-Font_w_o-Descriptions-04.png" /> <img width="1575" height="2400" width_o="1575" height_o="2400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8d5a18d592d9df7314e45ed72e2bcf4a7ae9cc07aa0979d6ac9c4934171ed863/OOO_Original-Font_w_o-Descriptions-02.png" data-mid="241952524" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8d5a18d592d9df7314e45ed72e2bcf4a7ae9cc07aa0979d6ac9c4934171ed863/OOO_Original-Font_w_o-Descriptions-02.png" /> Strategic Plan DevelopmentOrganizer &amp; Facilitator 2023 In late 2023, Office Of: began a strategic planning process to clarify our impact and align our programs with our core values. Through this work, we defined reparative urban development as our guiding framework. This framework centers the public’s right to space by structuring our operational model around the practice of repair and supporting people see themselves in the places they live. From the beginning, one of our core intentions was to bridge the gap between theory and the lived experiences of those most impacted by inequities in the built environment. We set out to reimagine urban development toward a future grounded in resident-directed development, community networks, and abundant neighborhood resources. As we moved through the strategic planning process, we came to understand that collective transformation requires collective process and that meaningful change happens over time –through cumulative, often messy efforts. https://chazandra.com/NELA Wed, 03 Jan 2024 02:15:56 +0000 Chaz Kern https://chazandra.com/NELA <img width="2406" height="1548" width_o="2406" height_o="1548" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/86f77ca134dfda58982467a577b134bc7b52f0e435056e82aecab414fa93b0fd/Screenshot-2023-11-19-at-7.58.25PM.png" data-mid="200603476" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/86f77ca134dfda58982467a577b134bc7b52f0e435056e82aecab414fa93b0fd/Screenshot-2023-11-19-at-7.58.25PM.png" /> <img width="2398" height="1550" width_o="2398" height_o="1550" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c90ed5de4ba2792ef59a44fed24eee137ec5c38bf1ae9decdfe6328dd1af224e/Screenshot-2023-11-19-at-7.58.20PM.png" data-mid="200603477" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c90ed5de4ba2792ef59a44fed24eee137ec5c38bf1ae9decdfe6328dd1af224e/Screenshot-2023-11-19-at-7.58.20PM.png" /> <img width="1456" height="2713" width_o="1456" height_o="2713" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d2b24df2d5e8579d157de14fd33be7199bee1343eb03ca373709a9638fc6a74d/f87f050fa1d285ebaff16951c0d350a6.jpeg" data-mid="200603704" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d2b24df2d5e8579d157de14fd33be7199bee1343eb03ca373709a9638fc6a74d/f87f050fa1d285ebaff16951c0d350a6.jpeg" /> <img width="1386" height="1230" width_o="1386" height_o="1230" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a08eebb133db1c399a7c0453abf2252f17e7eed3005ff21307faa94db2324455/Screenshot-2023-11-19-at-8.10.08PM.png" data-mid="200603474" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a08eebb133db1c399a7c0453abf2252f17e7eed3005ff21307faa94db2324455/Screenshot-2023-11-19-at-8.10.08PM.png" /> <img width="1414" height="1838" width_o="1414" height_o="1838" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7c64149f37268e55bb48cdda09e345533984748bdd49ba635f7ca9d83c281ec3/Screenshot-2023-11-19-at-7.54.42PM.png" data-mid="200603478" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7c64149f37268e55bb48cdda09e345533984748bdd49ba635f7ca9d83c281ec3/Screenshot-2023-11-19-at-7.54.42PM.png" /> NELA Community Response Public Engagement Collateral Development &amp; Design 2020 Northeast LA Community Response, developed at LA Más, was a relief initiative created in response to the coronavirus crisis in March. The initiative was based in Elysian Valley and supported neighborhoods throughout Northeast Los Angeles, including Glassell Park, Cypress Park and Lincoln Heights. For 10 weeks, along with local volunteers we called neighbors, identified needs, and connected people to resources such as groceries, masks, activity kits, rent and mortgage information, unemployment filing, among others. With the tremendous support of 150+ volunteers who helped with outreach, assembly and deliveries and 30+ partners who offered their resources, over 2,000 Northeast LA residents were engaged and over 750 residents received direct support.&nbsp; https://chazandra.com/South-Gate Wed, 07 Aug 2024 01:54:38 +0000 Chaz Kern https://chazandra.com/South-Gate <img width="2350" height="1340" width_o="2350" height_o="1340" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0e98821497dc4494ec5e37116b1d6403caa91965b8827114845696c5ecf4d2a2/Screenshot-2024-08-06-at-7.02.11PM.png" data-mid="215962063" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0e98821497dc4494ec5e37116b1d6403caa91965b8827114845696c5ecf4d2a2/Screenshot-2024-08-06-at-7.02.11PM.png" /> <img width="1596" height="1232" width_o="1596" height_o="1232" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/485d6ba1d4895652544601f4b5e3fbfe991a820d186c835403806d665e9ee65a/Screenshot-2024-08-06-at-7.06.00PM.png" data-mid="215962091" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/485d6ba1d4895652544601f4b5e3fbfe991a820d186c835403806d665e9ee65a/Screenshot-2024-08-06-at-7.06.00PM.png" /> <img width="1594" height="1232" width_o="1594" height_o="1232" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/86c3f0984de413a23486923e73ba052dd89547eab882f69366c176523ba0d6c6/Screenshot-2024-08-06-at-7.06.11PM.png" data-mid="215962089" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/86c3f0984de413a23486923e73ba052dd89547eab882f69366c176523ba0d6c6/Screenshot-2024-08-06-at-7.06.11PM.png" /> <img width="1596" height="1236" width_o="1596" height_o="1236" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dd0027fef3f9ecc3f3fc9660767dc26a7d8894c2c1de4e21db8f7ff297e0d7be/Screenshot-2024-08-06-at-7.06.05PM.png" data-mid="215962090" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dd0027fef3f9ecc3f3fc9660767dc26a7d8894c2c1de4e21db8f7ff297e0d7be/Screenshot-2024-08-06-at-7.06.05PM.png" /> <img width="2400" height="1352" width_o="2400" height_o="1352" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dedb3c94061381785f4efbcbe44a05618039046acd9e26c692977216661780a6/Screenshot-2024-08-06-at-7.01.43PM.png" data-mid="215962071" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dedb3c94061381785f4efbcbe44a05618039046acd9e26c692977216661780a6/Screenshot-2024-08-06-at-7.01.43PM.png" /> South Gate ADU Docs &amp; PreApproved Program Development Program Design Consultant, Designer&nbsp; 2021-2023 Office of partnered with the City of South Gate to design a Permit Ready ADU Program that offers South Gate property owners a selection of free ADU Plans that have gone through part of the Plan Check process and are eligible for expedited permit approval. Participating homeowners benefit from reduced pre-development costs, a streamlined design, and expedited permitting process. https://chazandra.com/Program-Development Wed, 03 Jan 2024 01:55:07 +0000 Chaz Kern https://chazandra.com/Program-Development <img width="1230" height="1554" width_o="1230" height_o="1554" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b536a33e88ac7589c7aaa27f364b5311c0631ac257934602f77434c78aee267f/Screenshot-2024-01-02-at-6.04.21PM.png" data-mid="200603012" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b536a33e88ac7589c7aaa27f364b5311c0631ac257934602f77434c78aee267f/Screenshot-2024-01-02-at-6.04.21PM.png" /> <img width="1202" height="1554" width_o="1202" height_o="1554" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/48c26b0b84728d878773069ad7d77429bac79eb139f19d29c56ec530de713627/Screenshot-2024-01-02-at-6.04.02PM.png" data-mid="200603013" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/48c26b0b84728d878773069ad7d77429bac79eb139f19d29c56ec530de713627/Screenshot-2024-01-02-at-6.04.02PM.png" /> Transional Age Youth Housing Report Graphic Design 2023 Collaborating with Genesis LA, we developed the graphic identity and formatted their “Scaling Housing to End the Foster Care to Homelessness Pipeline Report” to assist in communicating the challenges faced by transitional age youth (TAY) in and exiting foster care. The visual strategy is designed to engage the stakeholders in the TAY development space and highlight inadequacies in current social services, emphasizing the urgent need to expand housing capacity through color association and graphic hierarchy. The comprehensive report is designed to be presented in print and digital formats to inspire potential funders and partners to join us in ending homelessness among foster youth in Los Angeles County. &nbsp; https://chazandra.com/Backyard-Homes-Minis Sat, 30 Sep 2023 01:56:03 +0000 Chaz Kern https://chazandra.com/Backyard-Homes-Minis <img width="2084" height="2291" width_o="2084" height_o="2291" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1d4a366e6447aaee09299292afb98aef83bc4ab32edf1296791287d52466dfcd/by-01.png" data-mid="192289341" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1d4a366e6447aaee09299292afb98aef83bc4ab32edf1296791287d52466dfcd/by-01.png" /> <img width="2084" height="2084" width_o="2084" height_o="2084" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/160b5314b8f678edc21ee6522cb09dcef0cc41120065f073495f0f46fc79d7c4/by-02.png" data-mid="192289342" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/160b5314b8f678edc21ee6522cb09dcef0cc41120065f073495f0f46fc79d7c4/by-02.png" /> <img width="2084" height="2084" width_o="2084" height_o="2084" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/512fe58f4eda48b233535562d6bd7811ba17ceaa47b3f8d61dff40f898097a55/asda-03.png" data-mid="192289491" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/512fe58f4eda48b233535562d6bd7811ba17ceaa47b3f8d61dff40f898097a55/asda-03.png" /> Minitures Backyard Homes&nbsp; Digital Collage. 2022 https://chazandra.com/TOPA Thu, 18 Dec 2025 21:08:09 +0000 Chaz Kern https://chazandra.com/TOPA <img width="2028" height="1136" width_o="2028" height_o="1136" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/081d4fbf83f2596ad15ef9e1520b91edb8cfcf03211abd839affd13b32e93c3c/Screenshot-2025-12-18-at-12.53.07PM.png" data-mid="241952906" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/081d4fbf83f2596ad15ef9e1520b91edb8cfcf03211abd839affd13b32e93c3c/Screenshot-2025-12-18-at-12.53.07PM.png" /> <img width="2304" height="1290" width_o="2304" height_o="1290" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/570dbef155011c9a8abf2c64c60f65540d685fff421afc7474179a3e3fcdfced/Screenshot-2025-12-18-at-12.59.32PM.png" data-mid="241952910" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/570dbef155011c9a8abf2c64c60f65540d685fff421afc7474179a3e3fcdfced/Screenshot-2025-12-18-at-12.59.32PM.png" /> <img width="2030" height="1142" width_o="2030" height_o="1142" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6c7fc2a8d1376f0eb916fc161d108a3854a83663e10f2a45cff237d42da688b3/Screenshot-2025-12-18-at-12.53.29PM.png" data-mid="241952908" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6c7fc2a8d1376f0eb916fc161d108a3854a83663e10f2a45cff237d42da688b3/Screenshot-2025-12-18-at-12.53.29PM.png" /> <img width="2292" height="1294" width_o="2292" height_o="1294" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/13857789db0a037d420010a60d1b6ee4975fb40e68bc30cf679ad86aada5fcf9/Screenshot-2025-12-18-at-12.59.50PM.png" data-mid="241952912" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/13857789db0a037d420010a60d1b6ee4975fb40e68bc30cf679ad86aada5fcf9/Screenshot-2025-12-18-at-12.59.50PM.png" /> <img width="2036" height="1146" width_o="2036" height_o="1146" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5186f51d1a4e2bdf54dce2976e6998da95d19869a2225392a93225bd495c46d4/Screenshot-2025-12-18-at-12.53.40PM.png" data-mid="241952909" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5186f51d1a4e2bdf54dce2976e6998da95d19869a2225392a93225bd495c46d4/Screenshot-2025-12-18-at-12.53.40PM.png" /> <img width="2292" height="1282" width_o="2292" height_o="1282" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/55afaa9f4f3b2aa66cbc040fb87efaf785d94a21e7c8f1044d96fb0f73bbee97/Screenshot-2025-12-18-at-12.59.59PM.png" data-mid="241952913" border="0" data-scale="45" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/55afaa9f4f3b2aa66cbc040fb87efaf785d94a21e7c8f1044d96fb0f73bbee97/Screenshot-2025-12-18-at-12.59.59PM.png" /> Tenants Oppertunity to Purchase ActOrganizing &amp; Research 2024-2025 https://chazandra.com/Stitched-Narratives Sat, 30 Sep 2023 01:56:02 +0000 Chaz Kern https://chazandra.com/Stitched-Narratives <img width="2561" height="3108" width_o="2561" height_o="3108" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aa9077d7b39a3caf3c9a2c7e592917c7c612a345442ccc91408cdf7d5a8cbdbd/Stitched-Narratives---Scene-1.png" data-mid="192288128" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/aa9077d7b39a3caf3c9a2c7e592917c7c612a345442ccc91408cdf7d5a8cbdbd/Stitched-Narratives---Scene-1.png" /> <img width="1762" height="1725" width_o="1762" height_o="1725" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/da5177e368bdec293fedf53835695b62a4de860846d981df8c238a50d83fcd00/Stitched-Narratives---Park-Day.png" data-mid="192288129" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/da5177e368bdec293fedf53835695b62a4de860846d981df8c238a50d83fcd00/Stitched-Narratives---Park-Day.png" /> <img width="2178" height="2975" width_o="2178" height_o="2975" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/baeb60c7304822217acf482c39b7da9824c7a457839f31b31019e7eb6c9bff83/Stitched-Narratives---Test-Prints-1.png" data-mid="192289229" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/baeb60c7304822217acf482c39b7da9824c7a457839f31b31019e7eb6c9bff83/Stitched-Narratives---Test-Prints-1.png" /> <img width="513" height="629" width_o="513" height_o="629" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5e751da01296ca15ad5440e6e903887064fce7391391d67f3dce7d2f78c61295/sample1.png" data-mid="192288161" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/513/i/5e751da01296ca15ad5440e6e903887064fce7391391d67f3dce7d2f78c61295/sample1.png" /> ︎ Stitched NarrativesMachine Embroidery: Polyester on Linen 2019-2023 https://chazandra.com/Info-1 Wed, 03 Jan 2024 02:39:01 +0000 Chaz Kern https://chazandra.com/Info-1 Work Highlights EDUCATION 2015 - 2017 &nbsp; &nbsp; M.Arch, University of Oregon2011 - 2015 &nbsp; &nbsp; B.Architectural Studies, ASUTEACHINGWoodbury University Spring 2024 Adjunct Professor ARCH 589 Graduate Studio 4; ARCH 547 Environmental Systems Integration Cal Poly Pomona Fall 2021 Lecturer ARCH 4011 Topic Studio: Public Spaces, Low Rise Neighborhoods Cal Poly Pomona Fall 2020 Lecturer ARCH 4011 Topic Studio: Much ADU about Nothing AWARDS AIA Phoenix Metro + City of Phoenix ADU Competition Winner, 2024 Los Angeles Architectural Award for Innovation in the Built Environment, 2023 Cultured Magazine Young Architectʼs Honoree, 2021 AIA SouthWest Oregon, Peopleʼs Choice Award - Emerging Professional, 2016 PRESS Office of: Office brings together fun, seriousness and curiosity in architecture, Wallpaper / Firm Feature 10 emerging Californian practices rethink architecture in the Golden State, Wallpaper / Firm Feature Accessory Dwelling Unit Equity Strategies: Promising Practices to Advance BIPOC and LMI Equity/Inclusion in the ADU Housing Ecosystem, Casita Coalition / Interview How to Put Affordable in the Missing Middle, University of Torontoʼs School of Cities / Project Coverage + Interview Chazandra Kern Designs With, Not For, Communities, Cultured Magazine / Interview <img src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/2500/q/75/i/e9ad427511899ee370e0f2beb5616486042544899355455f78514b2ee853598b/Work---Chaz-facilitating-a-homeowner-workshop-at-Housing-Here-Commnuity-Workshop-with-LA-Mas.png" width="1336" height="930" style="width: 355.712379px; height: 247.614156px;"> Well-designed rentals L.A. can afford. That's the mission of the Backyard Homes Project, Los Angeles Times / Project Coverage Policy and Program Models for Creating Accessory Dwelling Units in New Hampshire, New Hampshire Housing / Project Coverage L.A. is making the process of building backyard homes faster with new, pre-approved designs, KTLA 5 Los Angeles launches bold new ADU program to combat housing shortage, Architectʼs Newspaper / Project Coverage Whatʼs it like to be a neighbor right now,Curbed Magazine / Interview Perspective: How to make accessory dwelling units affordable, Accessory Dwellings / Project Coverage Empty Garages: The Answer to Californiaʼs Housing Shortage?, New York Times / Project Coverage SELECTED PRESENTATIONS &amp; WORKSHOPS Panelist, “Housing Oregon Conference: Tenants Opportunity to Purchase Act” Oregon Housing &amp; Community Services Department Interview, “Storytelling Spaces of Solidarity in the Asian Diaspora” Facilitator, “Organizing &amp; Design Justice”, UCLA Planning Abolitionist Futures Facilitator, “Reflections on Positionality”,&nbsp;Woodbury NOMAS Invited Speaker Invited Speaker, “Design for/by/with”, 2023 AIA Arizona Associates Gathering Facilitator, “Community Design Workshop”, Urban Humanities Global (Un)Conference Panelist, “ULI Toronto: How to Put Affordable in the Missing Middle?”, University of Torontoʼs School of Cities Interview, “How to: do no harm”, The Canadian Centre for Architecture Facilitator, “Positionality &amp; Direct Action”,&nbsp;UCLA Planning Abolitionist Futures Invited Speaker, “First Friday - Distance Edition: LA Más”, The Architectural League NY Facilitator, “POLICY AS PROTEST - VISIONING WITH DAP”, Hindsight 2021 Invited Speaker, “LECTURE: LA MÁS”, Taubman College University of Michigan Invited Speaker, “Open Forum in Support of LAʼs AAPI Design Community”, AIA LA Panelist,“Decolonizing Design Research: Collective Voice”, AIA New York Invited Speaker, “Llewelyn-Davies Sahni Innovative Practice Lecture”, Rice University Invited Speaker, “Community-Driven Design with Antoinette D. Carroll, Alex Ramirez, and Chazandra Kern” University of California, Berkeley Invited Speaker, “Civic Leadership: Unpacking the Democracy of Design”, AIA New York Invited Speaker, “The Backyard Homes Project”, Creative Neighbors Invited Speaker, “Design+ with Elizabeth Timme and Chaz Kern”,&nbsp;College of Design Lecture Series. University of Oregon Panelist, “Housing Oregon Conference” Oregon Housing &amp; Community Services Department<img src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/2500/q/75/i/236e5efc967134bb920ecbf81a20e924129d11da1f9408ff0151fabeda01f9ee/Work---Chaz---Hector-staffing-engagement-at-the-Welcome-to-Western-Community-Festival-with-LA-Mas.png" width="1336" height="930" style="width: 568.712379px; height: 395.885114px;">