Ian Caine recently returned from the 2025 ACSA/AIA Intersections Research Conference: NEW HOUSING PARADIGMS in Austin. There, he presented a paper in the Radical Solutions: Radical Re-Use session titled A Taxonomy of Vacancy: Assessing the Capacity of Underutilized Commercial Strips to Absorb Infill Housing, which explored strategies to redevelop vacant land along commercial strips in San Antonio with multifamily housing. He also moderated the Ecology: Carbon Ecologies session, which highlighted innovative decarbonization strategies.
The conference featured inspiring keynotes, including this one from designer Michael Bennett. Many thanks to ACSA, AIA, and the UT Austin School of Architecture for hosting!