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Are New Urban Developments Perpetuating an Illusion of Wealth?

Auto-dependent cities are expensive to build and maintain. Charles Marohn has a different vision for America’s towns. More

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Social Sustainability Takes Center Stage

A study commissioned by the Berkeley Group in the United Kingdom seeks to understand the importance and relevance of social sustainability to the housing industry. More

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Urban Planning, Health, and Happiness

It may be going too far to pin the blame for obesity, depression, and the breakdown of communities on poor land-use patterns. More

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New COO at EnOcean

EnOcean, Texas Instrument's energy harvesting wireless company has appointed Matthias Poppel as its new Chief Operation Officer. In this role, Poppel will work to further align technology developments with customer needs as the company continues to meet global inquiries. He will report directly to EnOcean's Chief Executive Officer, Laurent Giai-Miniet. More

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HUD Unveils Green Refinance Program

New program will allow owners of existing affordable rental housing developments to refinance into new mortgages that include funding for energy-efficient upgrades. More

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Porchscapes, Fayetteville, Ark.

Parks—not pipes. That was the rallying call behind Porchscapes, where a series of water treatment parks is the connective tissue for an entire low-income community. More

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Busy Bees

Made famous by the film starring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant, Notting Hill, an area in West London is affluent, fashionable, and known for its Portobello Road Market. More

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new spaces, old places

Brand-new suburban developments often lack the soul of established neighborhoods, which is why these older communities are perfect locations for architects to insert new projects. Many are doing just that, but instead of imposing their egos, architects ar More

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danielson grove, kirkland, wash.

Ross Chapin Architects, Langley, Wash. This modest “pocket” development shows production housing in a whole new light. It marries “plan and design in a good way,” said one judge. “It's not just about the appearance of architecture—it's about culture.” More

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barrio metalico, tucson, ariz.

These nine homes were conceived as idiosyncratic, low-budget specials to jump-start a mixed-use neighborhood while the architects worked on an adjacent three-year conversion of an old icehouse into lofts. More

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