Housing roadblocks continue in CT: Local architects are stepping up to the challenge

By Tess Terrible,

Published July 30, 2026 at 6:01 AM EDT

FILE: (L-R) Matt Barone and Alexander Bryden transport architectural renderings of homes to be built where two office buildings now stand in Glastonbury at 55 Nye Road on April 14, 2026. The site will hold 64 new housing units, including 13 supportive units, to be known as Hillside Village.

Finding affordable housing is a huge challenge in Connecticut. Could part of this problem be how housing is built and designed?

Architects aren’t just thinking about how to design better, more efficient homes. They’re thinking about how to design homes with community and affordability in mind. Today, we hear how architects are working to build better homes and communities across the state.

Plus, an update from the Connecticut Tenants Union.

GUESTS:

Luke Melonakos: Vice President of the Connecticut Tenants Union
Andrei Harwell: Executive director of the Yale Urban Design Workshop, and I'm a senior critic at the Yale School of Architecture
Joan O’Riordan: Principal Architect at O'Riordan Migani Architects

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