Zone 3 creates a tactical arts hub in the Allston neighborhood of Boston. Harvard University won a Merit Award in the Block, Street, and Building category of the 2025 CNU Charter Awards.
Preserving History: Assessments and Climate Adaptations at The House of the Seven Gables in Salem, MA. Union Studio Architecture & Community Design won a Merit Award in the Block, Street, and Building category of the 2025 CNU Charter Awards.
The Shockoe Project tells an important story about slavery while providing public space that links downtown to an adjacent neighborhood. Baskervill won a Merit Award in the Block, Street, and Building category of the 2025 CNU Charter Awards.
In an interview, Brett Smiley discusses sustainable, equitable, urban housing policy, and other topics that will be covered at CNU33 in Providence, Rhode Island, June 11-14.
Tyler Station transforms an eyesore and environmental liability into a dynamic activity center supported by transit. Options Real Estate Investments won a Merit Award in the Block, Street, and Building category of the 2025 CNU Charter Awards.
Construyendo Guatemala: Tradition and Technology combines creative infill design and construction. Deisy Velasquez, University of Maryland, won a Student Merit Award in The Neighborhood, District, and Corridor category of the 2025 Charter Awards.
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Better Cities & Towns Archive
The Board of Supervisors in Albemarle County, Virginia,
The Board of Supervisors in Albemarle County, Virginia, has unanimously adopted The Neighborhood Model, a framework for development in designated...
Families across the US who live in affordable subsidized rental units within a half-mile of transit
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Target offers prize money for 2013 Charter Awards
With its emphasis on the quality of design throughout its products and stores, Target is an ideal partner for CNU in administering its annual...
All hail the 'United Metros of America'
Perhaps he's just trying to find encouraging trends during a dismal campaign season, but Bruce Katz of Brookings Institution says a number of cities...
Great Ideas
Suburbia was a housing program
We used to understand that housing construction was in the public interest
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