Housing

Pollin Memorial

Affordable Housing Through Philanthropy
On the East bank of the Anacostia River, just a few miles from the United States Capitol, Pollin Memorial brings a historically sensitive approach to new affordable development in Washington, DC. Serving one of the country’s most challenged urban neighborhoods, the project has provided 83 for-sale...Read more
Sansome and Broadway

Timeless, Graceful Affordability
In the middle of the last century, a new network of elevated highways slashed through San Francisco’s delicate historic neighborhoods. The most harmful of those was the Embarcadero Freeway, which careened along the city’s waterfront before landing gracelessly in the beloved North Beach. After the...Read more
Guadalupe Hirian

New town of timeless urbanism
In Guadalupe Hirian, a historic fort near the France-Spain border forms the site of a proposed new town—an extension of the City of Hondarribia. This outstanding student plan explores how to establish a town that responds to local history and builds on sound urban practices. The overall plan of...Read more
Ubuntu in Umbumbulu

Renewing hope from house to village
When a student at Andrews University returned to his native South Africa to design a low-cost house for a needy family, his journey sparked an eight-day public charrette and design process in eThekwini Municipality—about 25 miles from the city center of Durban. The student’s classmates and...Read more