Philip Langdon

Philip Langdon writes on design and community from New Haven, Connecticut. His most recent book is Within Walking Distance: Creating Livable Communities for All.

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‘Aging with grace’: The next big challenge for urbanists

Designing and establishing systems for walkable communities that support aging residents are important planning and development tasks for the coming decades.
PHILIP LANGDONOCT. 31, 2018

The Architecture of Community

By Léon Krier, edited by Dhiru A. Thadani and Peter J. Hetzel
If you’ve never read Léon Krier, you’ve missed a tremendous pleasure.

PHILIP LANGDONJUN. 1, 2009

Portland pursues the ‘20-minute neighborhood’

The Office of Sustainable Development in Portland, Oregon, has decided that one of the best ways to cut down on greenhouse-gas emissions is by fostering what it calls the “20-minute neighborhood.”

PHILIP LANGDONSEP. 1, 2008