• The collective power of small actions

    In DIY City, the late Hank Dittmar makes the case for why small is beautiful when it comes to urban regeneration.
    The late Hank Dittmar is one of the notable urban planners of the last four decades, with an impact on both sides of the Atlantic. Dittmar’s new book, DIY City: The Collective Power of Small Actions , his last project, is a worthy contribution to the planning literature. The book was edited and...Read more

  • Great Senior Short Sale threatens housing market

    Arthur C. Nelson, of the University of Arizona, reports that preference for walkable communities and changing demographic needs will impact large-lot single-family housing. Changes in government policy are needed to avert a crisis.
    A growing mismatch between America’s housing supply and changing demographics could trap millions of senior citizens in unwanted houses, according to a report by University of Arizona researcher Arthur C. Nelson. The mismatch is brought on by an excess of large-lot single-family houses and a...Read more

  • A landmark work of architecture and urbanism

    Space & Anti-Space: The Fabric of Place, City, and Architecture, a new book by Peterson and Littenberg, should be studied by anyone who loves architecture and the city.
    Space & Anti-Space is a cogent, stimulating, explication of forty years of ideas and competition-winning urban projects by CNU Athena Award winners Steven Peterson and Barbara Littenberg. Unlike many books on urbanism that favor either theory or practice, Space & Anti-Space is a compendium...Read more

  • CNU takes code reform to New Hampshire

    Following a recent code reform partnership with the State of Vermont culminating in a report and legislative initiatives , CNU has embarked on a similar project in New Hampshire, working with the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority. The first stakeholder meeting took place in early August. New...Read more