We’re living in an era of new economic realities, and the relevance of the planning and development trades depends on their — our — ability to get back to the basics of urban growth and development.
We continue to need, as Jane Jacobs pointed out fully a half century ago, a fluid network of walkable urbanism, as little cut apart as possible by large interruptions.
There hasn’t been a New Urbanist Council gathering for a while. Which is why a lot of pent-up anxiety — and hope — found release in Council sessions in Montgomery, Alabama.
Americans are used to thinking big, especially when it comes to what we build. The idea that we should think small is a difficult one to accept, especially for those used to working on a grand scale.
For the first time, Sarah Susanka, architect and best-selling author of the popular Not So Big House book series, has designed a house for a development.
