Architecture to Housing Justice: A Conversation with Ernesto Zelaya

Lehigh Graduate, Ernesto Zelaya's involvement in the Alley House Program influenced his transition to non-profit work in housing justice and community-led development.

In the spring of 2024, Ernesto was a senior architecture major, working on the Alley House Program. Over the course of the semester, Ernesto worked in the policy working group, and he realized he was more interested in shaping policies around equitable development and affordable housing than designing buildings. I had the chance to speak with him about his path, the lessons he learned, and his current non-profit work.

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