Architecture Here and There

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Forces are gathering to undo much of the good work done in recent decades to improve the city of Providence. City and state officials are drooling at the gusher of allegedly free federal funds flowing from Washington, hundreds of millions of dollars, and they are falling for the most fiscally unsound schemes to spend the money.

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BD+C

MARCH 13, 2024

Trends to watch shaping the future of ESG 0 qpurcell Wed, 03/13/2024 - 09:46 Sustainability Gensler’s Climate Action & Sustainability Services Leaders Anthony Brower, Juliette Morgan, and Kirsten Ritchie discuss trends shaping the future of environmental, social, and governance (ESG). I would add zoning to the conversation.

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Santa Cruz Architect

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Accessory Dwelling Units are more popular than ever, and cities across California are recognizing the importance of ADUs in the fight to end the state’s housing crisis. Just recently, Freddie Mac updated their ADU financing options and CalHFA extended their ADU Grant Program to help even more homeowners build backyard homes.

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Santa Cruz Architect

JULY 16, 2023

The State of California has a recognized housing shortage, with the result that both Sacramento and local municipalities throughout California have made myriad recent changes to the regulations governing ADUs. The City has posted interim guidelines at its website. What is an ADU?

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Architizer

MARCH 3, 2022

Her publications include the books 49 Cities and Above the Pavement—the Farm! both of which seek to redefine the relationship between cities, farms and nature. Governments ignore that at their peril.”. Raha Ashrafi . As architects, we’ve got so much to offer. Cécile Brisac.

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Community Architect Daily

MARCH 8, 2024

A train without development: Failing mall next to a transit station (Photo: Philipsen) With zoning squarely in the hands of local council representatives, NIMBY pressure is always on them to keep new housing in existing communities at bay, especially denser multifamily housing that could bring "those people" to their neighborhood.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The Federal Housing Administration has announced expanded financing options for "granny flats" that are meant to make a dent in the affordable housing crisis. But this week, the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced new policies that expand mortgage financing options for dwellings that have, or will include, an ADU.

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Dwell

JUNE 26, 2022

A measure was proposed in the Honolulu City Council earlier this year to raise taxes on homes that sit vacant for half the year or more, from 0.35 percent to 3 percent, with revenue going to the city’s affordable housing fund, though discussion of that bill was postponed indefinitely. million in Maui County."

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Community Architect

MARCH 8, 2024

A train without development: Failing mall next to a transit station (Photo: Philipsen) With zoning squarely in the hands of local council representatives, NIMBY pressure is always on them to keep new housing in existing communities at bay, especially denser multifamily housing that could bring "those people" to their neighborhood.

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Santa Cruz Architect

MARCH 19, 2024

Effective statewide from January 1, 2022, SB-9 mandates compliance from all California cities. However, local governments retain the authority to impose objective design standards and limitations as long as they align with the state law’s requirements. SB-9 in Practice: What Can You Build?

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e-architect

JANUARY 25, 2022

Supported by the Scottish Government, the Award recognises the contribution housing makes to social and cultural conversations and rewards innovation. The Scottish Government has agreed that Fife College can progress to the next stage of its project to deliver the first net zero tertiary education building in Scotland. 24 Nov 2021.

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Deezen

APRIL 3, 2024

Located in the mining city of Boksburg, Slava Village uses a series of incisions and infills to revive the 1980s complex with modular residential units. The policy has increasingly seen low-cost housing delivered outside of traditional government grant programmes. There's a huge housing challenge," said Dodd. "We

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Dwell

APRIL 15, 2022

The former Austin City Council Member is running in Texas's District 35, and ready to bring the affordability debate to the Capitol. After that, I made housing my top issue, and once I joined the City Council, I became chair of the housing committee. Greg Casar has always been ahead of the curve.

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Community Architect

MAY 23, 2022

Domestic and general firearm violence is up across the country, most visibly in larger cities; all attempts of curbing the rampant violence have not yielded a result yet. Cities as conglomerations of real estate and the built environment are therefore ground zero for future proofing. Lack of consensus reaches deep into our daily lives.

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Raj Patel

MAY 20, 2021

The Indian government has done all kinds of things in the name of modernisation. When Shashank Yadav took to Twitter to plead for oxygen to save his dying grandfather last month , the Indian government swept into action. The Indian government can’t lock up every journalist, no matter how much they’d like to. Witness, progress.

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Community Architect

JUNE 12, 2024

The magic of a software that knows all America's zoning, building and historic codes on the push of a button turned out to be too good to be true. Obviously, in a time of high interest and skyrocketing construction costs, the undertaking represents a large strain on the finances. Too large, too heavy and not sustainable.

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Deezen

JUNE 27, 2022

Former US president Barack Obama has called on architects and policymakers to tackle urban sprawl and to "create livable density" in American cities. Obama, who has close ties to Chicago, where his presidential library is set to be built , said architects need to consider how cities can be created to be both sustainable and affordable.

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Dwell

AUGUST 20, 2024

The "red tape" plan includes several components, each tackling challenges in financing, construction, environmental effects, preservation, and more, many spanning different federal agencies. This is the second round of this grant, which in June this year awarded its first $85 million to 21 communities. Some Good News?

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