• VA Capitol Masterplan Richmond aerial

    Virginia’s Capitol Master Plan

    Bringing Jefferson's Vision into the 21st Century
    When Thomas Jefferson designed the state capitol in Richmond, Virginia in 1788, he never envisioned a campus of 24 state-owned buildings with 3.3 million square feet of floor space. Nevertheless, the nation’s oldest state capitol still commands the site and overlooks one of the few large green...Read more
  • Aldershot Extension Aldershot row of houses

    Aldershot

    Town is Extended with Affordable Housing and Landmark Buildings
    One of the largest brownfield developments in the United Kingdom has produced a sustainable town extension that meets the local community’s most urgent needs. The reuse of a military installation in Aldershot, England, known as “The Home of the British Army,” offers three vital assets: affordable...Read more
  • Hunters View San Francisco skyline in background

    Hunters View

    Yesterday a Danger Zone — Today, Pure San Francisco
    By any measure, San Francisco ranks among the world’s most beautiful cities. Yet for years, in a sector that tourists never see, 50 barracks-style buildings constructed in 1943 housed 264 families in poverty and fear. Now, a new project is helping the community at Hunters View write a brighter...Read more
  • Orleans Landing Detroit street-life

    Orleans Landing

    Building on Detroit’s Assets
    In a sector of Detroit with diverse assets— waterfront land, brick industrial buildings, greenways, and historic streets—but little economic activity, the Orleans Landing project creates top-of-the-line urbanism. “Orleans Landing will reactivate a major piece of Detroit’s riverfront and create a...Read more