Avi
Freidman
In spring 2005 we presented world renowned Canadian Affordable
Housing expert from the School of Architecture McGill University,
Avi Freidman.
Dr. Avi Friedman holds degrees in Architecture and
Town Planning from the Israel Institute of Technology, McGill
University and the University of Montreal. In 1988 he co–founded the
Affordable Homes Program at the McGill School of Architecture, which
he currently directs.
He is known internationally for his housing
innovation and in particular for the Grow Home and Next Home
designs. His work has been published in the New York Times, Los
Angeles Times and Popular Science, among others, and has been
featured on the ABC, BBC, CNN and HGTV networks.
He is the author of four books on housing and a
syndicated columnist for the Southam Chain of daily newspapers. He
is the recipient of numerous awards including the Manning Innovation
Award and the United Nations World Habitat Award.
In the year 2000 he was selected by Wallpaper
magazine as 1 of 10 people from around the world “most likely to
change the way we live.”
