• Parsons Alley Duluth Signage

    Parsons Alley

    Building on the past, looking to the future
    As downtowns and urban neighborhoods thrive across America, city managers outside city centers have begun to ask, “How do we reinvent the suburbs?” Building on that extensive body of knowledge, Parsons Alley, the public-private redevelopment of an infill site, offers answers in a small suburban...Read more
  • Park Van Ness DC exterior day

    Park Van Ness

    A gift of nature and architecture
    This beautiful Art Deco building is a striking addition to a major urban thoroughfare, terminating a vista at the end of a cross street with a grand, twostory archway that leads into a 5,000 square foot public plaza overlooking an important urban park. The six-story, 271- unit apartment Park Van...Read more
  • History Above Water Newport Next Steps

    Keeping History Above Water

    Harnessing civil engineering for placemaking and preservation
    In Newport, Rhode Island, the tide is rising. Local sea levels at high tide have risen eight inches in the past 75 years, threatening neighborhoods like The Point, which has a combination of history, charm, and walkability that is unique and irreplaceable. Neighborhoods in Newport’s flood zones...Read more
  • Plaza La Reina Los Angeles exterior

    Plaza La Reina

    A timeless and artful building
    The timeless and artful mass of Plaza La Reina, with its wide steps opening onto the street corner like a gift to the neighborhood looks like it should have been part of Westwood Village from the beginning. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti referred to it as an “architectural jewel in Westwood’s...Read more