• Ubuntu in Umbumbulu eThekwini Town Plaza

    Ubuntu in Umbumbulu

    Renewing hope from house to village
    When a student at Andrews University returned to his native South Africa to design a low-cost house for a needy family, his journey sparked an eight-day public charrette and design process in eThekwini Municipality—about 25 miles from the city center of Durban. The student’s classmates and...Read more
  • Small Town Tactics Avon Streetscape

    Small Town Tactics

    Test-driving a road diet
    Seeing may be believing, according to the old adage, but doing can be even more instructive. That’s the idea behind Small Town Tactics, a set of temporary streetscape improvements undertaken in the mountain town of Avon, Colorado, where the primary commercial street suffers from overly long...Read more
  • Plan NoBe Miami Beach Plan Graphic

    Plan NoBe

    Building on local assets for resilience
    For the Miami Beach, FL neighborhood of North Beach, climate change, historic preservation, a fordable housing, and walkability are all interrelated issues. Now, Plan NoBe has provided a blueprint for new development grounded in existing culture that showcases what is great about the community. In...Read more
  • Westside Atlanta MLK Roundabout

    Westside Atlanta Plan

    Revitalization rooted in place
    The Land Use Action Plan for Atlanta’s Westside builds on the history and tremendous potential of Atlanta’s Westside. While remaining appropriately critical of past planning decisions that have isolated this sector, the Westside Atlanta Plan is rooted in the history of a place that was a cradle of...Read more