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A rarity: Human proportions in new development: A year ago we profiled how human-proportioned buildings not only provided a
CoolTown Studios featured in Architect mag: I guess it’s not a coincidence that the architecture magazine Architect, where
How the creative class relates to the economy: With all the press and writings on the creative class, what sometimes
Rockville, MD really laying on the urban fabric: Rockville, MD may not have a reputation for being a creative urban
Torpedo factory turned artist community: ‘Make art not war’ is the literal theme at the Torpedo Factory
China, Great Britan making creative class waves: When looking for creative class benchmarks in culture, placemaking and policy, it’s
How green is your neighborhood?: A few months ago we wrote that neighborhoods can now be green
Smallest coolest apartments 2007: Each year the innovative folks at Apartment Therapy award the smallest, coolest
Transparency tyranny’ will result in better places: What is transparency tyranny? From Trendwatching.com: “Old economy fog is clearing: no
Key to attainable housing? Combining multiple elements: Nowadays, one affordable housing strategy isn’t enough to make a difference. You
Land trusts preserving attainable housing as well as wilderness: Land trusts, like the Trust for Public Land, are widely known for
Main streets go virtual to serve local community: We all know Amazon.com serves the world’s goods, but how about if
You can ‘co-own’ a sports team, a band, a movie… and soon buildings: MySpace, Wikipedia, YouTube… are all making money hand over fist for its
Beatnik-inspired housing: The Jack Kerouac Lofts: What are the words often associated with Beta Generation writer Jack Kerouac?
Reinventing the ‘burbs, sort of: The civic leaders of St. Louis Park, an inner-ring suburb of Minneapolis,
WSJ – ‘Animal House Meets the Empty Nest: The Wall Street Journal article, Animal House Meets the Empty Nest, sums
DC mayor proclaims shared workplace with its own day: Can a co-workplace; community and collaboration space for entrepreneurs and independents, be
Going for the gold in green development: It’s not easy being green. Greenbridge, a 104,000 s.f. urban infill community
Cities celebrating pedestrians in a big way each week: El Paso, Texas is a big city (pop. 600,000) without much buzz
Durham turns the corner from industrial to information economy: Yesterday’s entry profiled how a French town evolved from the industrial age
How a French town modernized and kept its heritage: Roubaix is a typical small city in Northern France that thrived in
Beta community to own profit-based shares: For all that time you invest in helping choose the next American
KC revitalizing its historic music district with some jazzy style: Baseball and jazz – two distinctly American traditions that have defined the
Development industry says, “Building green is here to stay”: Last week the leading real estate developers around the world gathered at
Face-face social networking on the rise in condos: We all know emerging populations are migrating to social networking websites by
A national model for arts as economic development: How do you attract artists into a neighborhood/district, then keep them from
Young developers focus on ‘workforce’ housing: Talk to any urban real estate developer and you’ll quickly discover their
So you want to stay in the heart of London for $50 a night…: This is how to do it. Think of the micro compact home
What does it take to be authentic?: Real is in. Fake is out. We profiled the rise of authenticity