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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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

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
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The ‘Continuous City’ versus the ‘Ruptured City’

Review of Daniel Solomon's book, Housing and the City: Love versus Hope, Schiffer Publishing, 192 pp., $45 hardcover.
PHILIP LANGDONDEC. 4, 2018