Philip Langdon

Philip Langdon writes on design and community from New Haven, Connecticut. His most recent book is Within Walking Distance: Creating Livable Communities for All.

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Transforming a ‘small town lost in time’

A suburb shows how to grow while building the core in a way that adds to the character of place.
PHILIP LANGDON, JULIE HERRON CARSONMAR. 1, 2018

Scott Merrill: from ‘town architect’ at Seaside to winner of the Seaside Prize

A designer of beautiful, subtly surprising buildings that stand up to rough weather will be honored by the Seaside Institute.

PHILIP LANGDONNOV. 11, 2011
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How urbanism, density, and spatial enclosure are related

Dhiru Thadani and Matt Bell, along with the CNU-DC Chapter board, orchestrated the recent Council on “Density Without Urbanism/Urbanism Without Density.” They see the event as the beginning of a series of CNU discussions on density and urbanism. “We...
PHILIP LANGDONAPR. 18, 2023