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“When Fascism Comes to America, It Will be Wrapped in Presumption and Carrying a Planning Code.”

Architizer

Their interference has come at an enormous cost to every community and our general well-being, not to mention huge permit fees and endless delays for homeowners and developers alike. Now, this degraded environment typically marks a weak nucleus of an urban sprawl that spreads indefinitely in all directions.

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Prepared to Change

Landscape Architecture Magazine

The team that I joined here at DuBois & King was originally planning, specifically transportation planning. One of the interesting things about the town is we don’t have zoning, but what we do have, what we’re working on right now, is site plan regulations. Vermont has a really strong planning presence. I think that’s part of it.

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On the Future of Cities

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

Although the arcade requirement was eventually eliminated from the special district (they're now "permitted" rather than required, such that recent projects like Robert A. Another chapter, "Changing Regulations to Prevent Suburban Sprawl," documents his work with Wildwood, a town west of St.

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Update: Santa Cruz County ADU Regulations

Santa Cruz Architect

The State at large and the County of Santa Cruz in particular have a recognized housing shortage and, over the past several years, Sacramento has passed successive rounds of legislation geared towards alleviating that shortage by making the regulatory environment more ADU-friendly. with permits) may be converted to ADUs.

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Hybrid Stadium, Hangzhou, China

e-architect

The double curved inner bowl is entirely clad in bamboo with recessed lighting and a skylight above, blending technologically generated forms with vernacular materials that offer a warm and inviting environment. ‘Most stadiums are one-liners; circular buildings that enclose rectangular playing fields,’ says Dubbeldam.

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3D Printing: The Sustainable Solution to Global Housing?

Santa Cruz Architect

Regulators have yet to adapt building codes and permit processing to the technology. It also reduced emissions due to transportation when building in remote areas, reportedly by as much as two tons per printed home. Significant barriers remain. Very few housing experts are familiar with the technology.

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Time to Abandon the Scorched Earth Approach in Subdivision Development

Community Architect

Giant earthmovers reshape former farmland for development (Photo: Philipsen) There are plenty of professionals for the built environment who are environmentally conscious, socially aware, and oriented on sustainability principles; who try to work with whatever assets they are given and use them as value added.