Shaw Forum

The ULI/Charles H. Shaw Forum on Urban Community Issues convenes a select number of industry experts and leading practitioners annually to address a specific and timely topic relating to the challenges and opportunities of urban neighborhoods.

Charles “Charlie” H. Shaw (1933–2006)—former ULI chairman, ULI trustee, chairman of the Shaw Company, and developer of Chicago’s Homan Square—was instrumental in advancing several key areas of ULI’s program of work, including the revitalization of urban neighborhoods and global expansion efforts. In 2001, Shaw endowed the first forum, which focused on the role schools, recreational centers, and other public facilities in providing a foundation for community building.

Held annually since 2001, the forums have addressed such topics as the role schools, recreational centers, and other public facilities in community building; capitalizing on the new markets tax credit; involving the community in neighborhood planning; making parks accessible to the community; partnering of community development corporations with for-profit developers; managing gentrification; and promoting green affordable housing.

2022 Shaw Forum: Multigenerational Housing and Neighborhoods:
Meeting the Evolving Needs of Families and Individuals

Taking place on June 7, and convened in partnership with AARP, the day-long will focus on opportunities and barriers to creating homes and neighborhoods that meet American families’ evolving, multigenerational housing needs. The forum is designed to foster meaningful conversation and tangible takeaways among participants will engage in interactive discussions and presentations focused on:

  • Understanding policy, market, and design barriers to the creation of more multigenerational housing and neighborhoods;
  • Identifying potential solutions;
  • Exploring potential next steps and actions for ULI, AARP, and ULI members; and
  • Sparking new conversations and thinking on this important topic.

2022 Speaker, Panelist, & Participant Listing
2022 Briefing Book and Case Studies