Commentary: It's the context, stupid
The New Urbanism has always raised the hair on the necks of many academics and opinion makers in the field of architecture.
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Albuquerque regroups after revitalization slows
New Mexico foundation buys out Leinberger partnership and brings in Jonathan Rose to redevelop downtown.
Courtyard housing builds on high school conversion
Since 2002, Albuquerque developer Rob Dickson has completed three phases of converting the long-vacant Albuquerque High School to housing.
Transit villages in the works in NM
New Mexico state planner Ken Hughes is staffing Gov. Bill Richardson's Livability Task Force, which this spring will begin establishing the criteria for transit-oriented development at each station of the Albuquerque area's commuter rail service.
Charter Awards leave greenfields behind
The bulk of this year's Charter Awards from the Congress for the New Urbanism honor projects on redeveloped sites - contradicting the persistent notion that New Urbanism is mainly about building on virgin land at the suburban fringe.
Louisiana looks toward compact development
St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, which had 67,000 residents before Hurricane Katrina damaged most of the homes in its jurisdiction, may pull back from the most flood-prone areas, such as those along the 40-Arpent Canal, where a surge of water caused the most severe destruction.
Housing village studied for Mississippi Wal-Mart
If economic feasibility studies turn out favorably, there's a good chance that Wal-Mart will combine its rebuilt store in Pass Christian, Mississippi, with 300 to 500 townhouses and apartments.
New urbanists resignfrom Biloxi work
Other Mississippi communities move forward with form-based codes and plans.
New Town has top sales in multistate survey
New Town at St. Charles, Missouri, is the top-selling development out of 17,280 developments in a region that includes all or part of 16 states, according to a survey by MarketGraphics, a market research firm based in Brentwood, Tennessee.
Developer questions financial returns of town centers
A senior vice president of a real estate financing and development firm, Faison Enterprises, recently criticized the financial returns of new urban town centers. |
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