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In Japan, abandoned and vacant homes are on the rise

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In 2022, the city of Nagoya began requiring condo building management to update authorities on the state of their complexes, while, in 2018, Yokohama city asked architects to assess undermanaged condo buildings and set up management associations. New government figures show that 5.9%

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Why Nearly Every City in the U.S. Needs a Walkability Study

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About two weeks ago, I received an intriguing email from Jeff Speck, the author of two of the most influential books on urban planning in the past two decades: Suburban Nation (2010; co-authored by Andrés Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk) and Walkable City (2012; reissued in 2022 with new material).

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How Barcelona, Medellin, and Rotterdam Have Generated Public Space Where It Seemed Impossible

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Image Courtesy of CityMakers CityMakers , The Global Community of Architects Learning from Model Cities and Their Makers is working with Archdaily to publish a series of articles about Barcelona , Medellin, and Rotterdam. There is currently a broad consensus on the importance of public space in the city. Read more »

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Boston reprioritizes Planning and Development Agency as reformers push to eliminate structural inequality

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The Boston City Council passed a measure Wednesday to shift planning authority away from the Boston Planning and Development Agency, a body that's reshaped much of the city in the 20th century and has faced criticism for the power it wields over building and urban renewal. as overwhelmingly white and male.

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The Barcelona Model: Public Space as a Synonym for Urban Adaptation

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Image © Jaume Barnada CityMakers , The Global Community of Architects Who Learn from Exemplary Cities and Their Makers , is working with Archdaily to publish a series of articles about Barcelona , Medellin, and Rotterdam. Cities are dense, built spaces in which pavements have been efficiently imposed on the natural soil. Read more »

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Architecture Classics: Barcelona Pavilion / Mies Van der Rohe

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It was made of glass, steel, and four types of marble, intended to host the official reception led by King Alfonso XIII and German authorities. It was made of glass, steel, and four types of marble, intended to host the official reception led by King Alfonso XIII and German authorities. Read more »

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A new Brookings Institution report extends solutions to America's struggling office-to-residential conversion market

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Co-authors Tracy Hadden Loh, Egon Terplan, and DW Rowlands explain: “This report begins by identifying the five common arguments made by proponents for converting offices into housing. It concludes with six recommendations for what cities should do about conversions and what other long-term strategies they could adopt.