• Downtown Silver Spring

    A transit-oriented development integrating entertainment, housing, office, retail, and public spaces
    Downtown Silver Spring in Silver Spring, Maryland, is a 22-acre mixed-use suburban downtown revitalization project. "Silver Spring’s core was at one time a non-descript area of parking lots, aging retail, office buildings, and boarded-up storefronts. It is now a thriving, mixed-use town center...Read more
  • Jean Lafitte Tomorrow Jean Lafitte boat

    Jean Lafitte Tomorrow

    A Small Town Rallies for Rebuilding on High Ground
    Of all the projects recognized by the 2013 Charter Awards jury, this project inspired particular warmth – particular enough to create a special award of recognition for its locally driven, handcrafted approach. The project in question was a comprehensive resilience plan for Jean Lafitte, Louisiana...Read more
  • Food City Fayetteville agricultural territories

    Fayetteville 2030: Food City Scenario

    New Ideas for a “Food Insecure” Community
    Despite being one of America’s leading food-producing states, parts of Arkansas suffer from abnormally high hunger rates, with nearly 25% of children deemed “food insecure” compared to the national average of 14.5%. Refusing to accept such a dismal statistic, the University of Arkansas Community...Read more
  • Curridabat Master Plan Curridabat suburban retrofit

    Curridabat Master Plan

    A Costa Rican City Adopts New Urbanism
    Developing countries are experiencing urbanization at a much faster rate than cities in North America, and funds for planning efforts are generally scarce. On the outskirts of the Costa Rican capital San José, however, in a town called Curridabat, Mayor Édgar Mora Altamirano and the local...Read more