In Praise of Urban Density
10.27.2025
A large population is a quality-of-life benefit, not a dystopian threat.
A large population is a quality-of-life benefit, not a dystopian threat.
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Letter From Los Angeles: ICE Raids and Fear Cloud Rebuilding Efforts
08.20.2025
The Trump administration’s actions are slowing, and possibly undoing, progress toward repairing scorched communities.
The Trump administration’s actions are slowing, and possibly undoing, progress toward repairing scorched communities.
Why Hollywood and the Housing Industry Need Each Other
06.09.2025
In addition to sharing many inherent traits, the fortunes of the former depend on the affordability of the latter.
In addition to sharing many inherent traits, the fortunes of the former depend on the affordability of the latter.
Message to Stupid Politicians (of Both Parties): Build Things!
04.14.2025
Do it now, while the country still has hope.
Do it now, while the country still has hope.
Gentle Density: A Housing Approach to Thwart NIMBY Resistance
03.19.2025
In the wake of the L.A. fires, a different strategy is required.
In the wake of the L.A. fires, a different strategy is required.
A Radical (and Totally Practical) Rethinking of U.S. Housing Construction
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.
The Making of Pontchartrain Park in New Orleans
03.07.2024
How a pair of wealthy outsiders, Edith and Edgar Stern, helped inspire the first neighborhood development exclusively available to Black middle-class families.
How a pair of wealthy outsiders, Edith and Edgar Stern, helped inspire the first neighborhood development exclusively available to Black middle-class families.
Encounters With Damian: Columbia University’s Homeless Neighbor
07.17.2023
Near and around campus, the juxtaposition between privilege and poverty is glaring.
Near and around campus, the juxtaposition between privilege and poverty is glaring.
How to Create Real Housing Affordability, With Dignity
10.05.2022
The lessons of New Town at St. Charles.
The lessons of New Town at St. Charles.
How Do the Critics of Yesteryear Think About Urban Density?
07.06.2022
John Parman revisits influential architectural writers of the 1960s and 1970s.
John Parman revisits influential architectural writers of the 1960s and 1970s.
How the Wood-Frame House Became America’s Most Familiar Building
06.06.2022
An exhibition in Chicago explores our most ubiquitous structures.
An exhibition in Chicago explores our most ubiquitous structures.
New Construction Is Not Always the Answer
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.
Reaching for Zero Energy in High Density Housing
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.
Architecture Schools in Rome Help Reuse and Renovate Public Housing
11.15.2021
Two projects offer viable models for tackling the city’s housing crisis.
Two projects offer viable models for tackling the city’s housing crisis.
We Already Have Viable Models for Quality Affordable Housing
06.15.2021
History offers up myriad ways to solve the problem.
History offers up myriad ways to solve the problem.
How Do We Solve America’s Housing Crisis?
04.25.2021
Transforming the suburbs might be a crucial first step.
Transforming the suburbs might be a crucial first step.
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