• How missing middle fits on a block

    The term “Missing Middle Housing” has become a popular reference to middle-density, low-rise housing that has been missing from most new construction over the past half century. Examples include accessory dwelling units (ADUs), cottage courts, duplexes, small apartment buildings, and the like. The...Read more

  • ‘Car-free’ development substantially built

    A video of construction shows the public spaces taking shape at the innovative Culdesac Tempe, in Arizona. Designer: “Car-free is the future of New Urbanism.”
    The Culdesac “car-free” development in Tempe, Arizona, is one of the most anticipated new urban projects in the US, getting nationwide media attention . The unique 15-acre design of Culdesac Tempe, by Opticos Design, won a CNU award in 2021 . The development will provide 636 low-rise living spaces...Read more

  • Bird’s eye view of Jackson Square

    This photo of Jackson Square, New Orleans, was shot with a drone by architect and urban designer Steve Mouzon. A photographer and author of The Original Green , Mouzon has been using a drone for urban photography for the last seven months, and is convinced that drone photography is an essential...Read more

  • Abandoned railways and urbanism

    Lately I’ve been thinking about major opportunities for urbanism—places where compact, mixed-use development makes the most sense in cities and towns nationwide. Transit-oriented development—building walkable, urban projects near transit stations—is just one widely recognized example. Likewise, a...Read more