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A very business-oriented article, but still of interest to urbanists:

"The company is looking for massive growth. Though the startup is small now, the goal is to create a large manufacturing facility akin to an automotive factory, constantly churning out standardized pieces that can be combined to create customizable buildings."

These shipping containers unfold into $50,000 tiny homes that can be stacked into custom buildings — here's how they work Boxabi plans to mass-produce modules that can be stacked to create custom buildings out of the units.

A crucial conversation on reclaiming public spaces a year after the murder of George Floyd, with Torey Carter-Conneen, Majora Carter and CED Landscape Architecture faculty Walter Hood.

reVISION ASLA 2020: Extended Opening Discussion ASLA’s CEO Torey Carter-Conneen is joined in conversation with Majora Carter and Walter Hood, ASLA, two individuals who have led iconic careers bringing people…

Will some of these changes be permanent?

COVID Vaccines Are Already Changing Cities Here are just a few ways urban environments are transforming and reinventing themselves in the wake of the coronavirus.

Congrats to Disc*2019 alum Danielle Slowik, a 2021 Landscape Architecture Foundation Olmsted Scholar!

Announcing Our 2021 LAF Olmsted Scholars Two national winners ($25,000 graduate and $15,000 undergraduate), six finalists, and 79 nominees are honored in this premier leadership recognition program for landscape architecture students.

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“Going from zero energy to zero carbon shifts the conversation,” says Shell. “Doing these exceptional buildings was fun and I loved it. But we need every building to do this starting tomorrow.”

The Problem With Exceptional Buildings To truly cut carbon, architects must design better systems, not singular structures.

May LAM: In this month's issue, a critical look at crime prevention through environmental design, a reservoir that could bring people to the water, the National Association of Minority Landscape Architects pushes to make a place for landscape designers that are seldom welcomed aboard, and more. http://bit.ly/MAY21LAM

Can Cities Be Saved From 'Supergentrification'? For other cities struggling with sky-high real estate prices, Colorado’s resort town offers some instructive lessons on what’s working — and what isn’t.

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