• CincinnatiFBC Cincinnati neighborhood framework

    Cincinnati Citywide Form-based Code

    A Landmark in Form-Based Coding
    Codes don’t happen in a void. Cincinnati Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls and Planning Director Charles Graves put their weight behind the creation of a form-based code to inspire the revitalization of their urban neighborhoods. A Community Challenge Planning Grant from The Department of Housing and Urban...Read more
  • Sulphur Dell Nashville fireworks

    Sulphur Dell

    Revitalizing a Blighted Void Near Downtown
    Just north of downtown Nashville, a 90- acre void of parking and low-rise industrial buildings separates the city’s central business district from the revitalizing Germantown neighborhood. The area is both a barrier to economic development and an opportunity. The Nashville Sounds baseball stadium...Read more
  • Luhe City Center Luhe proposed park

    Luhe City Center

    A Model for More Sustainable Growth in China
    No place on Earth is urbanizing more rapidly than China. In Luhe, one of the country’s new urban expansion areas, Nanjing Urban Planning Bureau proposed to expand the city by developing a 60-mile corridor for 4.5 million people. The plan would have consumed vital land along Luhe’s stretch of the...Read more
  • UT Pan American Edinburg masterplan after

    University of Texas – Pan American Campus Master Plan

    Connecting Town and Gown to Build Prosperity and Health
    This master plan, designed for the University of Texas-Pan American, is far more ambitious than the typical campus plan. It creates a framework to build community prosperity, educate global citizens, and promote healthy living in the Rio Grande Valley, all while increasing student enrollment and...Read more