“Sustainable Urbanism, Urban Design with Nature” by Douglas Farr
Mr. Farr has done a great service by linking sustainability and the New Urbanism. Of particular interest are the five attributes of […]
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urban
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Heat Island Effect
From the United States Environmental Protection Agency Heat islands are urbanized areas that experience higher temperatures than outlying areas. Structures
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Affordable Housing: The “Transect”, ADUs and “Missing Middle” Housing.
THREE COMPLIMENTARY IDEAS. The Transect and Missing Middle Housing both rely on judgments about scale and intensity that lead to
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Contents – December 2020
CONTENTS December 2020 Issue #155 IDEAS FOR SMALL CITIES AND TOWNS… Character Towns, A Preface Community Aesthetics Main Street’s
The “Complete Neighborhood”
THE IDEA OF “COMPLETE”. “Complete” provides the physical elements of a character neighborhood. “Complete” conveys a specific meaning when used
Greenville SC, A Quintessential Character Town.
GREENVILLE is the county seat of Greenville County in northwest South Carolina. Created in 1786, the county was named either
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Columbus, Indiana
THE TOWN. Columbus was settled in the 1820s; incorporated on June 28, 1864. The City has a population approaching 50,000.
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Olmsted Studio
Designing an American Landscape Olmsted Studio Designing an American Landscape is found in Boston. Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) is recognized
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Missing Middle Housing by Daniel G. Parolek
Thinking Big and Building Small to Respond to Today’s Housing Crisis “Today, there is a tremendous mismatch between the available