• Bringing back building types: conservation biology, or Jurassic Park?

    How does our world now compare to the conditions under which prehistoric creatures or historic building cultures thrived?
    You have to admit it: vanished species that used to fill the globe have a certain appeal. From the time I was a four-year-old playing with dinosaurs to my current work with Missing Middle Housing, I’ve been fascinated by life from the past and continually asking why certain things seem to have...Read more

  • Main Street brings New Urbanism to New York State

    Eastdale Village in Poughkeepsie crosses a US highway with a four-block Main Street, drawing visitors with a strong sense of place.
    A new four-block Main Street crosses US Route 44 about two miles east of Poughkeepsie, New York. Eastdale Village is a first-of-its-kind development in Upstate New York, which boasts some of the nation’s best old urbanism, but little New Urbanism. The development required give-and-take with the...Read more

  • US DOT releases ‘Climate Strategies that Work’

    The federal government offers a resource of 27 options, building on the recommendations of CNU.
    The US DOT has released the Climate Strategies that Work Playbook , building on its 2023 National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization, recognizing the role of land use and transportation planning in climate change. CNU provided insights and recommendations for a report to Congress that...Read more

  • Pre-fab home of the future, descended from the log cabin

    An economically promising pre-fab dwelling, built from solid timber, was displayed on the National Mall this summer. An untrained crew put the accessory dwelling together in a few days.
    The house of the future may be descended from Abe Lincoln’s cabin. Solid timber construction has practical and economic advantages, especially relating to accessory dwelling units (ADUs), a popular form of housing being legalized in states and cities across the US. Andres Duany of DPZ CoDesign...Read more