Design & Architecture
San Francisco Establishes Affordable Housing Fund
San Francisco voters passed Proposition C, establishing a city-wide affordable housing fund on the enormous margin of 31 percent. And it couldn’t have come at a better time.[read more]
Exploring the Premise of Urbanism Without Effort
While we might champion the programmed successes of certain iconic examples, we risk ignoring the backstory of urban forms and functions, and failing to truly understand the traditional relationships between people and place.[read more]
Post-Sandy: Designing a More Resilient Rockaway
Rockaway, Queens, a low-lying area in New York City, was hit hard by Hurricane Sandy, so a fascinating new design competition seeks to create a more resilient and sustainable form of development for this vulnerable area.[read more]
Placemaking: There must be a "There"
Places of appealing character and distinctiveness draw us to them and away from sprawl; as they do, they become more sustainable, in a quite literal sense.[read more]
The Cities We Want: Resilient, Sustainable, and Livable
Resilience is the word of the decade, as sustainability was in previous decades. No doubt, our view of the kind and quality of cities we as societies want to build will continue to evolve and inspire a new descriptive goal.[read more]
13 Elements of a Dream Green Home [INFOGRAPHIC]
If you’re thinking about building green, keep this infographic nearby, as it covers thirteen elements that you’ll want to consider in the design and construction of your home.[read more]
Building a Green Home on a Budget
Modern pioneers—from owner-builders in British Columbia to designers challenging the harsh conditions of the Aleutian Islands—are showing that green building on a budget is possible with enough creativity and planning.[read more]
Detroit's "Renaissance" of the 1970s [VIDEO]
Where the massive Renaissance Center did not succeed, local efforts, human-scale walkable neighbourhoods, offer a more promising route to revival.[read more]
For Public Areas, as for Redevelopment, a Shift to Tactical Approaches
The structures that brought prominence to tactical urbanism—and that are in the city most receptive to the movement—are the “parklets” dotted throughout San Francisco.[read more]
Greening Rio de Janeiro's Working Port [VIDEO]
Most working port areas of most cities - including just about all in the US - are way outmoded and polluting, and in desperate need of transformation for people and the environment.[read more]
Talking Sustainability: Interview with Orlando’s Creative Village Developer
Technology, education, and sustainability are the driving forces behind Orlando’s upcoming Creative Village. Craig Ustler, co-developer, sat down to talk about the innovative urban planning practices he plans to apply.[read more]
Community Wisdom + Expert Knowledge = Good Community Design
Too often community projects favor one of these approaches over the other: the design team who drops in for a week with the solution, or the community workshop that recycles the same, old idea for its downtown’s redevelopment.[read more]
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