2020 Innovation in Affordable Housing Student Design and Planning Competition: Camino de Jacobo in Santa Fe, New Mexico

The Innovation in Affordable Housing Student Design and Planning Competition; the American Institute of Architects - HUD Secretary's Housing Community Design Awards; and the HUD Secretary's Opportunity & Empowerment Award, co-sponsored with the American Planning Association. The Jury: Danielle Arigoni, Director of Livable Communities, AARP Christie DeSanctis, Director, Business and Conventional Finance Policy Kathleen Dorgan, FAIA, LEED-AP, Principal, Dorgan Architecture and Planning Rob Hazelton, CEO, Dominion Due Diligence Group Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, FAIA, LEED AP, Professor of Architecture and Director of the Master of Urban Design Program, University of Miami Joe Ventrone, Vice President, Federal Policy and Industry Relations Winning Team: Yale University, New Haven Helen Farley Kelley Johnson Eva Leung Jackson Lindsay Runner-Up Team: University of Maryland, College Park Sam Bohmfalk Margaret Curran Tochi Ohakawa Shayne Piltz Andrew Walker The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent the official positions or policies of the Office of Policy Development and Research, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, or the U.S. Government. Executive Director, Joseph Montoya, envisioned a development similar to the Santa Fe city center, with a mixture of businesses, housing, and centers of faith all within the immediate area and consistent with an architectural heritage going back to the 1573 Law of the Indies promulgated by the King of Spain.1 The County of Santa Fe purchased a vacant lot of 6.6 acres of land in the fastest-growing part of the city of Santa Fe, which has a very uncoordinated pattern of development in that area (see exhibit 1). Jurors commented that Yale's project was "rooted in a communal lifestyle that can enrich the quality of tenants lives, and pays homage to New Mexico with its thoughtful integration of community at many scales," and that the University of Maryland's project design "provides social connection, stability, and support for some of Santa Fe's most vulnerable community members."