02.20.2025
The problem is that City of Yes was an open call to build with no requirements that lost affordable units be replaced.
The problem is that City of Yes was an open call to build with no requirements that lost affordable units be replaced.
01.06.2025
Vienna and Paris demonstrate that there are easier, less-expensive ways to build homes.
Vienna and Paris demonstrate that there are easier, less-expensive ways to build homes.
12.16.2024
New York’s massive zoning overhaul has passed. What now?
New York’s massive zoning overhaul has passed. What now?
09.10.2024
It won’t create affordable housing, but instead lead to continued gentrification and displacement.
It won’t create affordable housing, but instead lead to continued gentrification and displacement.
04.04.2024
The former chief architect for NYCHA on what ails the the system.
The former chief architect for NYCHA on what ails the the system.
09.11.2023
And how to change things for better results.
And how to change things for better results.
05.01.2023
How to undo the tension between affordability and sustainability.
How to undo the tension between affordability and sustainability.
02.14.2022
The problem isn’t an inability to build housing, but an inability to build the kind of housing the city actually needs.
The problem isn’t an inability to build housing, but an inability to build the kind of housing the city actually needs.
01.19.2022
Housing, and creating more of it, is much more complex than a recent Atlantic piece suggests.
Housing, and creating more of it, is much more complex than a recent Atlantic piece suggests.
12.01.2021
Five ways to think differently about lowering greenhouse gas emissions in multifamily projects.
Five ways to think differently about lowering greenhouse gas emissions in multifamily projects.
09.15.2021
It’s time to make visible the long invisible.
It’s time to make visible the long invisible.
06.15.2021
History offers up myriad ways to solve the problem.
History offers up myriad ways to solve the problem.
05.16.2021
Christopher Hawthorne, L.A.’s Chief Design Officer, on new directions in density and housing.
Christopher Hawthorne, L.A.’s Chief Design Officer, on new directions in density and housing.
04.25.2021
Transforming the suburbs might be a crucial first step.
Transforming the suburbs might be a crucial first step.
04.04.2021
What the recent mass eviction of the homeless means for the city.
What the recent mass eviction of the homeless means for the city.
12.10.2020
The newest effort organized by the city’s chief design officer.
The newest effort organized by the city’s chief design officer.
08.17.2020
Solving one problem adds troubles somewhere else. The region needs to think holistically.
Solving one problem adds troubles somewhere else. The region needs to think holistically.
08.10.2020
His attempt to end local control of housing development echoes attempts in the Golden State.
His attempt to end local control of housing development echoes attempts in the Golden State.
02.18.2019
A talk with the journalist and New Orleans resident, who recently took a deep and critical look at the architectural experiment.
A talk with the journalist and New Orleans resident, who recently took a deep and critical look at the architectural experiment.
01.22.2019
As the town prepares the plan that will guide development for the next decade, tensions are brewing in the “teardown zone.”
As the town prepares the plan that will guide development for the next decade, tensions are brewing in the “teardown zone.”
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