Howard Blackson

Howard M. Blackson III, is an Urban Designer, author, lecturer, and aficionado of neighborhoods. He dabbled in the City of San Diego's Civic Innovation Lab for Bill Fulton; Directed Planning for PlaceMakers; Partnered with Chong | Partners and Stantec Architecture under Rick Drake, and has thoroughly valued every minute he has spent with Michael J. Stepner FAIA, FAICP, Geoff Dyer, Andres Duany, and the late Leon Krier.

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Conducting a climate adaptation audit

Here’s a list of 10 steps that communities can use to evaluate risks and adapt to climate calamities, using resilient planning principles.
HOWARD BLACKSONSEP. 4, 2025
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Two simple SoCal housing solutions

Beach density and climate action zones offer a proven, two-tier approach to fitting housing comfortably within our current lifestyle.
HOWARD BLACKSONMAR. 15, 2016