2024
"Caffè del Popolo in Córdoba, Argentina"
Cities should do what they can to allow the smallest of interventions.
...More"Achieving Construction Cost Savings | Q&A with Andy Ball of oWOW"
Using beamless mass timber and vertical integration to achieve double-digit construction cost savings
...More"The city of civilizational greatness"
Reflections on visiting San Francisco and the current political landscape
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"Berkeley zoning board approves 17-story apartment building at former United Artists Theater"
Theater preservationists are considering an appeal to the Berkeley City Council in hopes of blocking the project.
...More"Impact of the Sheetz victory is highlighted in new NY case"
In one of the first legislative exactions opinions issued since the U.S. Supreme Court decided Sheetz v. County of El Dorado, the New York Supreme Court’s Appellate Division just struck down a provision of New York City’s rezoning plan that would have imposed “Arts Fund” fees on certain landowners.
...More"What Scientists Learned About Fitness From Studying 11,000 Twins"
A comprehensive national study has demonstrated a clear link between neighborhood walkability and increased walking activity among residents.
...More"Average Home Size In US States vs Western European Countries"
The map above compares the average home size in square feet in each US state with those found in selected European countries. And the difference is quite staggering.
...More"How Bob Dylan, Housing Prices, and Harvard show that Networks Matter"
In January of 1961, a college dropout named Robert Zimmerman moved from Minnesota to New York City. He slept on couches before renting a cheap apartment, and soon found a place for himself in the local folk music scene.
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