Development

Why New Urbanism hasn’t caught on more as a reliable model of development and two potential solutions to this problem.
As a result of long-term trends and COVID impacts, many cities are experiencing the conversion of office structures to alternative uses. Concerns about vacancies are valid, yet cities stand to benefit in many ways.
Lessons from Vancouver.
A look back to look forward in Cincinnati's best-known urban neighborhood.
The Xenia Hub District plan aims to rebuild a neighborhood around a multi-use trail hub near downtown.
A new urban development is underway in Norman, Oklahoma, with a philosophy that can be compared to the award-winning Serenbe, in Georgia. Selah, a name derived from a Hebrew blessing, focuses on sustainability, agrarian urbanism, and community...
South Carolina development offers convincing lessons for how builders, developers, and architects can create a successful new town.
Urban designers and architects are astounded by a charming, small, mid-block development in Charleston that is 2-4 stories tall yet is comparable to the gross density of Manhattan.
Three landmark developments since the 1980s have transformed the city's relationship to the water.
Aldea de Santa Fe, a new urban village in New Mexico, is fully built except for its mixed-use plaza. The time is ripe to complete this community.
Adaptive reuse of building ensemble in Providence, Rhode Island, restores significant mixed-use structures, improves public space, and provides contextual architecture in a historic downtown.
The Proscenium is a key part of one of the largest, coordinated, suburban retrofit endeavors anywhere in the US.