SW Oregon Architect

MAY 19, 2024

For one, Euclidean land-use regulations historically downzoned urban areas, effectively banning multifamily housing while promoting suburban sprawl. Apparently, a reason for Japan's success lies in its unusual degree of national control over zoning and building rules, which overrides local housing obstructionism. Lessons from Japan?

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Community Architect Daily

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Does single family zoning prevent development? Today we will look at Baltimore Councilman Ryan Dorsey's zoning bill titled " Abundant Housing Act " which effectively will eliminate single family zoning in Baltimore. Will the suggested zoning bill endanger neighborhoods like this one?

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The Architecture Designs

MARCH 29, 2025

Architects, in collaboration with HVAC professionals and building contractors, must consider insulation, ventilation, shading, and materials to create spaces that naturally regulate temperature, improving sustainability and reducing energy costs. Rather than just controlling temperature, great designs create adaptable microclimates.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Architizer's 13th A+Awards features a suite of sustainability-focused categories recognizing designers that are building a greener industry and a better future. Architizer's 13th A+Awards features a suite of sustainability-focused categories recognizing designers that are building a greener industry and a better future.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Working with a newly married couple, the firm has produced a sunny, arguably spacious, all-electric unit that touts smart design moves through a sea of regulations. A recently completed rear coach house by Chicago firm Latent Design is one such project. The second-floor kitchen and living space.

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Architizer

AUGUST 27, 2024

First, there is a pressing need for energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable facilities, reflecting a global commitment to reducing carbon footprints and lessening the impact of large-scale infrastructure. The nature-themed design responds to the horticultural heritage and climate of Bengaluru while also promoting sustainability.

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SW Oregon Architect

MARCH 6, 2022

Enacted into law by the 2019 Oregon Legislature, HB 2001 requires that large cities (defined as cities with a population of 25,000 or more) must allow “middle housing” types in areas zoned R-1. The recipe for success includes sustaining the patterns that make older enclaves unique, but also demands creative, inspired new designs.

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Architecture Ideas

MAY 31, 2022

While homes are your go-to places to feel secure, sustainable homes make a promise of safety to the natural environment. With certain breakthroughs in technology, designers have cracked the code for a greener approach by building sustainable houses. 17 Most Incredible Sustainable Homes Embedded in Nature. S House, Vietnam.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Designing for clients from diverse cultural backgrounds or creating spaces in vastly different environments requires an architect to step outside their comfort zone and approach each project with fresh eyes. Architecture, when approached with a similar openness, offers the same rewards. Take, for instance, the use of local materials.

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Landscape Architecture Magazine

APRIL 2, 2025

It would also strive for sustainability, beginning with a design and construction approach that would support the resorts goal of being as light on the land as possible, says Jenny McCullough, KOAs senior director of brand growth. That was always the goalto own that level of nature and be sustainable.

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Architecture Ideas

APRIL 21, 2025

In Knoxville, where the cost of living is below the national average, tiny homes can offer an accessible entry point into real estateespecially in areas with flexible zoning like South Knoxville or Powell. However, hidden costs such as purchasing land, hooking up to utilities, or navigating local zoning laws can erode these initial savings.

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Aric Gitomer Architect

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Zoning and Linking. Several landscape architects might suggest creating micro zones within your backyard to designate roles. These interlinked zones could also result in a sense of curiosity and intrigue. These interlinked zones could also result in a sense of curiosity and intrigue. Kitchen Garden.

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Dwell

JANUARY 11, 2023

too, and her mom eyed a pending change to local zoning that would allow new development on lots in the city’s 3,200 or so alleys. a Back Alley Becomes a Sustainable Haven Related stories: This 1960s Home’s Painstaking Renovation Is a Love Letter to Midcentury Design A Prefab Cabin With Massive Windows Touches Down Lightly in a U.K.

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SW Oregon Architect

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Instead of serving as a medium for inclusive, equitable, and sustainable design, architecture is now too often a tool of propaganda, inflamed by the cauldron of social media. Urban planning, zoning regulations, and the allocation of resources in a city are inherently political processes that shape the built environment.

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Santa Cruz Architect

DECEMBER 18, 2023

This seemingly simple addendum, however, sparks complex discussions about housing affordability, sustainability, and the very definition of “home.” Furthermore, it aligns with zoning regulations often applied to accessory dwelling units (ADUs), offering tiny houses a potential avenue for legal placement.

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Bustler

OCTOBER 22, 2024

This design, characterized by a single staircase that serves all units, supports high-density living, promotes walkable neighborhoods, and enhances urban sustainability. These outdated regulations have contributed to the housing crisis by limiting the diversity and affordability of housing options.

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Community Architect

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Professionals who are guided not only by rules, codes, and regulations but also by societal values. If objectives such as sustainability, carbon footprint, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are suddenly declared undesirable and obsolete, it is as disorienting as disappearing highway signs, malfunctioning GPS.

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Architizer

JANUARY 17, 2024

AI brings a multifaceted set of capabilities that not only expedites the design process but also augments the overall efficiency and sustainability of architectural proposals. The program suggests multiple design proposals and layouts, starting from basic zoning diagrams that eventually become detailed, furnished residential plans.

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Landscape Architecture Magazine

APRIL 23, 2025

By Monica Shenouda The green ring encompasses 42 acres of land and includes 11 zones of focus. In particular, the park has adopted the idea of green, or sustainable, approaches as a crucial ally in accomplishing its practical and philosophical goals. The ancient site has a new master plan by Studio Bellesi Giuntoli.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

The 675-square-metre workspace belongs to APPM , a management consultancy that works across infrastructure, sustainable mobility and the energy transition. Furniture and wall coverings were produced from sustainably sourced cork and recyclable raw aluminium was specified for the hardware of the glass partitions.

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Deezen

JUNE 17, 2022

Overlapping layers will allow for a variety of stepped areas on the base, which will serve as a community space with luxurious pools, lounge areas and recreational zones spread throughout. The base and towers will have the appearance of asymmetrical stacked layers that, when viewed from above, resemble topographic models.

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Architizer

JUNE 5, 2024

Addressing this design challenge is crucial for creating habitable and sustainable built environments and mitigating human activities’ environmental impact in fragile desert ecosystems. Permeable paving is another sustainable solution utilized in desert architecture to mitigate water runoff and promote groundwater recharge.

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Architizer

APRIL 14, 2025

Buildings that dont seem bound by physics (let alone local planning regulations). Though the full concept was never realized, its emphasis on vertical housing, functional zoning and open green space shaped postwar planning around the world. Could housing be fully self-sustaining? Cities that float. Forests in skyscrapers.

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Santa Cruz Architect

DECEMBER 11, 2021

And are they as economical, sustainable, and livable as claimed? Shipping container architecture is still relatively new, so the most important thing before starting construction is to research your local laws and regulations. Zoning regulations, meanwhile, dictate where a home can be built.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Fostering Resilience Through City Initiatives and Guiding Principles Boston Coastal Flood Resilience Design Guidelines and Zoning Overlay District by Utile, Inc. This initiative will be facilitated by a future zoning overlay, encompassing areas at a 1% risk of coastal flooding by 2070. Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

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Community Architect

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Or, more precisely, and even more mundane, the zoning that enables it. The culprit hides out in a section of municipal zoning code that is titled "Single family residential", frequently abbreviated as R1. The history of zoning Zoning in general rarely gets much attention these days. Let's review the battles lines.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 31, 2023

In the interest of sustainability, felt used in acoustic treatments is increasingly made from recycled PET plastic and wool continues to be a popular material due to its natural, renewable origins. The Parthos acoustic column comes in a selection of 12 different colours and three different heights.

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Clark Richardson | Architect & Sustainability

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

For folks who have a property on Lake Austin or are thinking about buying one, understanding the ins and outs of the Lake Austin (LA) Zoning Overlay and how it relates to development is critical. SF-2 or SF-3) or have no zoning and keep their lots governed only by the LA Zoning.

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Community Architect Daily

MARCH 8, 2024

Suburban fight against new development in Baltimore County (Photo: Baltimore Banner) Onerous regulations have been not only been a tool of separating use, race and class for a long time, they also control how many people can live in a given space, in other words: Density. Re-zoning: The hottest trend? Fear of density, however, remains.

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Beyond sustainability, architects can leverage the historical or cultural significance of buildings in adaptive reuse, weaving compelling narratives that resonate with clients appreciative of meaningful stories behind their projects. The preexisting building may require upgrades to reach contemporary standards for safety and building codes.

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aasarchitecture

AUGUST 10, 2023

Image © KAAN Architecten Solar control glazing is employed to regulate heat gain and optimize natural light. The structure’s high thermal inertia also contributes to temperature regulation. Poort van de Prijkels transforms an anonymous intersection into a welcoming zone while ensuring continued access to the business estate.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In pursuing a well-lived, sustainable urban life, modestly sized or even small spaces play a major role in reassessing the spatial needs around our domestic activities. City authorities are rewriting zoning codes to encourage density and promote creative uses of tiny spaces such as ADUs (Accessory Dwelling Units) and micro-apartments.

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Santa Cruz Architect

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

It seeks to create sustainable, vibrant, and people-centered communities, challenging the status quo of suburban sprawl and car-centric cities. The movement was a reaction to the post-World War II urban planning that favored sprawling suburbs, single-use zoning, and automobile-oriented infrastructure. 4th Street Corridor, St.

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Bustler

AUGUST 6, 2023

Situated at the nexus of urban life and nature's abundance, the site should offer the perfect opportunity to transform the waterfront into a sustainable and dynamic community. The proposed building must comply with existing zoning and regulations, while also taking into account the preservation of the site's historical and cultural context.

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Community Architect

MAY 25, 2021

This article is about how buildings, which contribute about 1/3 of all CO2 emissions, can be made more sustainable. Enormous emissions reduction potential remains untapped due to the continued use of fossil fuel-based assets, a lack of effective energy-efficiency policies and insufficient investment in sustainable buildings.

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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

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

However, as sustainability takes center stage in building design, alternative materials are being explored. This article examines the composition, benefits, leading manufacturers, insulation performance, and emerging hybrid innovations in wood fiber ICFs, providing insight into their role in sustainable construction.

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