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Will Councilman Dorsey's Elimination of Single Family Zoning Help Baltimore?

Community Architect Daily

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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Update: Santa Cruz County ADU Regulations

Santa Cruz Architect

Note that each local jurisdiction in the Monterey Bay area – Cities of Santa Cruz, Capitola, Watsonville, and Scotts Valley – each have their own, specific regulations: this article applies specifically to ADU regulations particular to the unincorporated areas of Santa Cruz County.

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How Design Professionals Can Find the North Star in the Fog of Upheaval

Community Architect

Professionals who are guided not only by rules, codes, and regulations but also by societal values. Regardless of where we operate, a wide range of our projects will be deeply affected, from transportation to school construction, healthcare, and housing. I do not want to go back to the binary adversarial thinking. In the U.S.,

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7 Top AI Tools for Generating Smart Architectural Plans

Architizer

The software uses site data such as topography, flood maps and building regulations as well as additional parameters set by architects, to generate layout options for a plethora of building typologies: multi-housing projects, retail stores, hotels, industrial sites and even parking lots. Learn more and review this tool > CONIX.AI

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Everything You Need to Know about Shipping Container Homes

Santa Cruz Architect

They are large and sturdy enough to uniformly transport goods but small enough to fit on trucks and light enough to be moved by cranes and forklifts. As is” containers may have been used to transport dangerous chemicals or they may have rust, doors that don’t seal, or holes; these aren’t advised for home construction.

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Sky High Standards: The New Era of More Sustainable and Passenger-Friendly Airports

Architizer

Ekansh Goel from Studio Recall | Jury Winner and Popular Choice Winner, Sustainable Transportation Project, 12th Annual A+Awards Inspired by Bengaluru’s reputation as India’s “garden city,” Terminal 2 (T2) at Kempegowda International Airport redefines the airport experience by integrating nature into the 2.7

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American Icon or Chief Offender?

Community Architect

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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