Design
Some noteworthy projects show how skilled architects and urban designers are tackling mixed-use, civic, housing, and infrastructure challenges around the US.
Eastdale Village in Poughkeepsie crosses a US highway with a four-block Main Street, drawing visitors with a strong sense of place.
An economically promising pre-fab dwelling, built from solid timber, was displayed on the National Mall this summer. An untrained crew put the accessory dwelling together in a few days.
Adaptive reuse of horse and mule barns in Fort Worth makes for a unique mixed-use development.
Nationally recognized Culdesac Tempe is living up to its hype—the question is to what extent cities will get out of the way to allow this to happen elsewhere.
Small-scale mixed-use buildings are popular in Norton Commons, a new urbanist community in Louisville; here’s the latest example.
Reports from Legacy Projects highlight the potential of Norwood, Xenia, Amelia, and Camp Washington, Ohio.
Stoops, dooryards, and porches make more engaging street frontages for apartments than the typical common lawn.
A gathering in Italy will join new urbanists with international allies to explore and learn from great urbanism past and present.
Modern science explains the role of beauty in creating places that can save the planet. Fortunately, beautiful places are within our power to design and build.
Bulevar de Oriente converts a former sewage way into an exceedingly elegant linear park and a model for global green corridors. Alcuadrado Arquitectos SAS + Secretaria de Vivienda social y hábitat won the 2024 CNU Grand Prize Charter Award.
Revitalization of St. Patrick's and St. Hedwig's Parishes envisions a European-like village between churches in South Bend. The University of Notre Dame won a 2024 CNU Student Grand Prize Charter Award in the Neighborhood, District, and Corridor...