# Episode 292: Gabriel Solorzano Torres on why & how MMC can solve the housing crisis

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Published: 2026-04-20T19:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2906

## Resource

Gabriel Solorzano Torres is the Executive Director of Commercial, Sustainability and Infrastructure at Melbourne Polytechnic. He brings deep strategic and operational experience in infrastructure and industry development — and is at the forefront of the new Future of Housing Construction Centre of Excellence, a national initiative aimed at scaling Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) skills and innovation across the sector. In this episode, we unpack what MMC really means for architects...

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