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What's next for affordable housing in 2024?

BD+C

The urban core is a big focus of development, though there is also clear interest in surrounding neighborhoods. Photo © Ryan Kurtz, courtesy GBBN Architects For designers and developers, this means recognizing opportunities in affordable housing to center people’s needs holistically while responding to the local history, culture, and climate.

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HarborPlace: How not to make a deal

Community Architect Daily

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. At this point it may be useful to recall that zoning was invented to protect the public. They alone are estimated by MCB to cost another $400 million.

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Reinvestment without displacement: North Avenue Market

Community Architect Daily

But not all has been going smoothly in Station North which makes an investment model developed by the Central Baltimore Partnership (CBP) especially interesting. Obviously, the intersection of these two zones has a pull in both directions. Charles Street as the spine of the "white L" is essentially thriving end to end. as partners.

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Reasons an Addition Will Improve Your Home

DesignRulz

Whether you’re thinking of developing a room or adding an in-law apartment. You can develop enough space for your guests to stay in a spare guest room. As any house ages, some of these elements will stay valuable, while others might be forgotten as new preferences and designs develop. You’ll find it there.

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Why All Architects Should Tackle an Adaptive Reuse Project At Least Once in their Careers

Architizer

Renovation is not only a new creative frontier for architects, it is the future of architecture: according to Deloitte estimates, up to 90 percent of future development will involve re-designing existing buildings. At this point, adaptive reuse is mainstream, and the carbon-saving benefits are well-known (and widely touted).

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News: Harvard GSD reveals four 2023 Wheelwright Prize finalists

Bustler

The World Health Organization estimates that almost 800 women died from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth every day in 2020. In addition, the fieldwork, data collection, and prototype development, among additional research, will all result in the first Architectural Manual for Culturally Safe Births. Osseo-Asare!s

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Senate Bill 9: A Game Changer in California’s Housing Landscape

Santa Cruz Architect

Understanding SB-9: The Duplex Bill SB-9 fundamentally alters the municipal review process for two-unit housing developments on single-family lots and property subdivision. Estimates suggest a need for 3.5 Impact on Architectural Development For architects and designers, SB-9 presents both opportunities and challenges.