• FruitVale Village Oakland street level

    Fruitvale Village

    A new mixed-use transit village offering housing, retail, and community services
    The Fruitvale Village in Oakland, California, is a 257,000-square-foot mixed-use transit village providing mixed-income housing and community services. Built on former Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) parking lots by the nonprofit Unity Council, the village includes a pedestrian street and plaza, a...Read more
  • Barn Luxembourg facade

    Barn

    Urbanism Can Be Rural, Too
    It is highly likely that in the history of the Charter Awards, this is the first barn to receive the honor. But, as the jury noted, the Charter recognizes that urbanism happens at all scales, and the transect stretches from urban to rural. More importantly, the jury felt that the thoughtful...Read more
  • Glenwood Park Atlanta brownstones

    Glenwood Park

    From a Brownfield to a Neighborhood
    The site of a former concrete recycling center two miles east of downtown Atlanta is now a vibrant, mixed-use, traditional neighborhood development (TND). Its design is not only architecturally-intriguing, but also environmentally sustainable. Its persuasive pitch and later economic success led to...Read more
  • Mining Basin Pas de Calais row of houses

    Mining Basin

    Coal Miner Housing Sheds Company Town Identity
    Three centuries of coal mining shaped the landscape of Pas de Calais, France and the company town that serviced it. Surrounding the mining pits and slag heaps you’ll find a mid-19th century model village constructed as a modern ideal of living for working citizens. As idealized as it was, the town...Read more