A4 Architects

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Rhode Island Housing Zoning Map On February 22, 2022, Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee signed into law Act 6061, also known as the “Zoning Modernization and Housing Act.” The new provisions required each of the local Zoning Ordinances to be revised so that they are in compliance in compliance with the Act by January 1, 2024.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Over that time he has served as an architect, planner, educator, and an advisor to cities in and beyond the US, including Charleston, South Carolina, Omaha, and New York City, where he was Director of Urban Design in the Department of City Planning.

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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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Deezen

JANUARY 28, 2022

The city government will now formally consider the petition, with a decision due to be announced in February. Residents would only be permitted to use a car or van up to 12 times a year, for special circumstances such as moving house. If the city rejects their proposal, they will need to increase the number to 175,000.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The building was stripped down to its bare structure which is kept to retain the building’s zoning privileges. We built an extension between the existing blocks with a roof terrace to have an amazing view over the city. The building was stripped down to its bare structure which is kept to retain the building’s zoning privileges.

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Next Portland

MAY 24, 2022

Next Portland covers the highlights of the Early Assistance applications, Land Use Reviews and Building Permits processed each week. Downtown Subdistrict of the Central City Plan District. This development will be a Phase 1 of the in-process CCMP for the entire Riverplace site (LU 21-053731).

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Next Portland

APRIL 30, 2022

Next Portland covers the highlights of the Early Assistance applications, Land Use Reviews and Building Permits processed each week. No Modifications or Adjustments to required Zoning Code development standards are requested in this application. The FAR transfer process is allowed by the Zoning Code. No on-site parking.

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Architecture Here and There

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Yet demolition permits are, according to the Providence Journal, in the works for all three – no one seems to know who applied for them, or for what purpose – and so the houses are sitting ducks awaiting their sad fate. The firm was registered with the city on Sept. Specifically, they are Nos. 209, 211 and 217.

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Architonic

OCTOBER 28, 2021

This shopping mall located in Moscow city, with more than 250.000 m2, built-in 2004, needed a new brand identity. The challenge was to develop a functional, contemporary, and economically effective solution in a short period of time. The transparency and versatility of these elements permitted a free composition, compatib…

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Brandon Donnelly

OCTOBER 10, 2022

One of the things that cities often try and stamp out is speculation. And development land should not sit undeveloped. To correct this latter problem, one idea that is sometimes floated around is “use-it-or-lose-it” zoning. But some developers only rezone properties and some developers only buy zoned sites.

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Chicago Architecture

OCTOBER 12, 2021

That’s the play being waged by a developer that wants to put up an e-sports arena at 6431 North Sheridan Road. Earlier this year, Belong asked the Department of Planning and Development if it was kosher to open its doors at the Sheridan Road location. And zoning regulations do not permit arcades on Loyola’s property.

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The Architecture Designs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Before embarking on any project, a homeowner must ensure they’re well-versed in local building codes and have secured the necessary permits. Maintaining detailed records of contracts, permits, receipts, and correspondence is vital for legal protection. The neighbour sued, claiming the addition violated local zoning laws.

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Architecture Here and There

JUNE 24, 2022

As for the ruling itself, its attitude was: when it comes to the comprehensive plan setting parameters for zoning laws to carry out the comprehensive plan, “Never mind!” Yes, this national rejection of common sense is on display here in Rhode Island and its capital city.

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Brandon Donnelly

APRIL 9, 2023

Let’s assume that you’re Mayor of your city and that, for whatever reason, you have no need to pander to voters. You can do whatever you think is best overall for the city and it will just happen. Forget things like time limits on development applications; instead align incentives. You’re a benevolent dictator.

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Dwell

JUNE 21, 2022

The city’s low-density zoning reform in August of last year opened the door to lot splits and smallplexes—and developers, homeowners, and lenders have gotten busy building. In 2015, Eric Thompson heard that his city of Portland, Oregon, was considering overhauling its low-density zoning.

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A4 Architects

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The fact that the country was in the midst of the Great Depression and there were essentially no zoning regulations further facilitated the break-up of larger houses into apartments and ADUs. The 2018 “Resilient Rhody” plan solidified this commitment, allocating funding for ADU development and relocation assistance.

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Community Architect Daily

DECEMBER 6, 2023

"The full weight of city government is ready to make this a reality. For sake of argument, let's set aside qualms about the high-rises or the question why giving a developer public parkland for for-profit development is the height of brilliancy. This gives everyone a chance to mull this over.

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Community Architect Daily

JANUARY 14, 2024

In an unprecedented well coordinated effort of selling the notion to the general public that Baltimore would be better off if MCB's HarborPlace renderings became reality, the Mayor, the local councilman and the developer himself spin misleading or outright deceptive narratives. Various events such as the book fair and light city came an went.

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Santa Cruz Architect

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

Whether or not you will need all of the steps outlined depends on the scope of your project and the city or county area you live in. For example, you may only find that you need to prepare a design and apply for ADU and/or building permit approval. Pre-Construction/Permitting. Steps For Building Permit Approval.

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Community Architect Daily

MARCH 18, 2022

In her signature suite and bow-tie outfit Housing Commissioner Alice Kennedy laid out her many responsibilities in front of a room full of developers, investors, former and current administrators including her former boss, Paul Graziano who had placed himself modestly into the last row.

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Portland Architecture

DECEMBER 12, 2022

At U of O, I had a great mix of core professors and classmates, but I grew tired of what felt like a singular focus on sustainability at the time and wanted to get out into the world and learn about other aspects of design and cities. Mentorship has been incredibly important to me and my development.

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Chicago Architecture

OCTOBER 29, 2021

It’s been about a month since the City of Chicago gave its final approval to the construction of a pair of new skyscrapers at 601 West Monroe Street in the West Loop. We haven’t seen any construction permits issued just yet, but expect some soon now that the votes and been tallied and the paperwork has settled.

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Brandon Donnelly

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

After speaking with city staff, I immediately got the impression that this thing was not going to get approved. And so Gabriel Fain and I decided to come up with a new design and try our luck at the Committee of Adjustment (we needed, I think, over a dozen zoning variances). Technically, it was perfectly workable. At least not now.

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Brandon Donnelly

JULY 25, 2022

What is missing from this list? And/or what did I get wrong?

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Architizer

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Akumal Monterrey is a new residential project being developed in the Monterrey metropolitan area of San Pedro Garza García, a vibrant zone that is a landmark in Mexico’s northeast for its rapid urban and commercial expansion. Size: 500,000 sqft – 1,000,000 sqft. Text description provided by the architects. © Sordo Madaleno.

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Image via trekandshoot / Shutterstock Cities in the United States are short of millions of housing units. Los Angeles is no exception; with 74% of its land zoned exclusively for single-family homes, multifamily housing construction is limited to an extremely small swath of the city, making the construction of new affordable housing difficult.

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Community Architect Daily

JANUARY 19, 2024

In recent years planners have become much more aware of the exclusionary effects that zoning has had on people and their towns and cities. The old zoning separated neatly housing from everything else presumably in the interest of public health. Dismantling the legacy zoning system is no small task.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Soon after it opened, a number of people sued the developers and operators of the slide for injuries, including one woman who claimed to have broken her ankle sliding down the attraction at speed. The DRA filed a class action lawsuit against the library and the City of New York for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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Landscape Architecture Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2023

BONNIE KIRN DONAHUE: I don’t know if it’s because of the way that Vermont developed—we have these really interesting little tiny developments relative to the rest of the country, tiny developments connected by rural, natural, wooded spaces that make people wonder how [landscape architecture] fits in. We all know that.

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Architecture Here and There

MARCH 24, 2023

Chapter 22 concludes Part II of the book, whose final two chapters record the two major projects that sparked the Providence renaissance, which followed a series of major hiccups in the city’s development, which have been described in the other chapters of Part II, reprinted here over the past several months.

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ArchiDiaries

MARCH 13, 2022

It is a retreat allowing the clients to disconnect from the world of city, noise, and work as they come together to reconnect and begin a 30-year project to rejuvenate the surrounding bushland. We asked ourselves and the client what it meant to leave the city on the weekend. The site was purchased by Roger and Jane Nelson in 2010.

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Dwell

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The Plus One ADU pilot program launched this week and will fund up to 15 projects throughout the city. In a new initiative that launched this week, New York City residential building owners could begin receiving financial support to construct new accessory dwelling units (ADUs).

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Architizer

JANUARY 15, 2023

Lux Garden is a set of 8 buildings integrated in the Lejana de Baixo development in Faro, Algarve, Portugal, having been developed with the aim of becoming a reference in the city’s new housing area. © tip architects. © tip architects. © tip architects. © tip architects. © tip architects. © tip architects.

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Community Architect

APRIL 20, 2024

Traces of San Francisco's Ghirardelli Square, Boston's Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market, promoted by a visionary developer, designed by a Harvard Dean of architecture, nearly defeated in a referendum, those are the ingredients that made Baltimore's HarborPlace a model for urban waterfronts around the world nearly half a century ago.

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Community Architect

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Yet, it is a hotly debated issue in many larger cities. More people than lights: LA in the 1920s Downtown as an ailing patient comes like a shock: Weren't cities just enjoying a huge renaissance with urban life as the desired cultural frontier above all else? Twice the entire budget of the City of Baltimore. billion big.

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Architects for Urbanity

AUGUST 10, 2018

The volume of the building is divided in three functional zones that are interconnected by a large corridor on the south side. The western zone contains the entrance, the main hall and the adults’ library functions.

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Landscape Architecture Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

In their wills, they bequeathed their garden, then 13 acres, to the city of Portland for the public’s enjoyment. If the city didn’t take over the land in earnest within a decade, it was to convey to the YMCA—which it very nearly did. The city let the garden lie unclaimed, and in 1980, the YMCA called on the city to make up its mind.

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