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What’s the Point of Lower-Density Urbanism?

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Image © Steve Mouzon This article was originally published on Common Edge. Giving up on these settings forces all development intended to combat the housing crisis into urban settings, ideally near transit, where land is much more expensive to acquire and to develop. Read more »

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Design writer's diary: houses, a warehouse, a museum and an opera

Portland Architecture

I’ve decided to try a new series of monthly blog posts in which I talk about the different articles I’m writing, places I’ve visited, others’ work I might have read, and any other relevant info or stories I can come up with. Recently I completed two articles featuring the work of Portland firm Outside Architecture. So here goes!

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Thomas Heatherwick's Humanise campaign creates "boring alter-egos" of UK landmarks

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Created to demonstrate how UK landmarks would look if designed in modernist styles, the agency used artificial intelligence to reimagine the landmarks. Creative agency Uncommon Creative Studio has made "boring" versions of UK landmarks including Buckingham Palace and Edinburgh Castle for Thomas Heatherwick 's Humanise campaign.

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"Tiny homes are not the big solution to homelessness that we need"

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Micro homes are not a humane response to the homelessness crisis, writes Cynthia Griffith as part of our Social Housing Revival series. billion people are enduring inadequate housing conditions worldwide. billion people are enduring inadequate housing conditions worldwide.

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Where Do Affordable Housing Experts Think the U.S. Crisis Goes From Here?

Dwell

A new book of essays from scholars, architects, and advocates seeks to answer that question—and its editors Victoria Newhouse and Alexander Gorlin hope it makes a difference. Now, the pair of fellow travelers have teamed up on a new endeavor, aimed at bringing their shared passions to a broader audience.

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La Brea Affordable Housing in West Hollywood is a contemporary take on art deco

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Providing homes for people with disabilities and formerly houseless LGBTQ+ youth, our next Social Housing Revival case study set out to prove that low-cost housing in the US can look as good as upscale apartments. The housing needs to look like it's market-rate housing," Mutlow said. "It

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Matthew Lloyd Architects' Bourne Estate was designed for "extreme longevity"

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Continuing our Social Housing Revival series , we revisit the regeneration of the Grade II listed Bourne Estate in north London , completed in 2018 by local studio Matthew Lloyd Architects. Originally constructed in 1905 by the London County Council, the Bourne Estate was among the UK's earliest council-housing schemes.

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