Tag: density

Letting Love Rule: All urban density is not created equal

Kaid Benfield
Kaid Benfield Twitter Instagram Facebook LinkedInFebruary 2, 2015
Last week we resurrected a look at the preservation movement — asking if, rather than strict adherence to ideology, love of place could ultimately rule the day — so that, this week, we could put a spotlight on Kaid Benfield, the latest addition to the PlaceMakers team, and his thoughts on the issue's flip-side. In... Continue Reading
Category Architecture, Experience, Planning and Design, Resilience, Theory and Practice
Tags density, Jan Gehl, Kaid Benfield, new urbanism, smart growth
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The Dreaded Density Issue

Susan Henderson
Susan Henderson Instagram Facebook May 5, 2012
A number of recent conversations with Stefanos Polyzoides, Howard Blackson, and Matt Lambert regarding density and residential types has me thinking about building typology as one solution to visualizing and embracing density. (more…) Continue Reading
Category Back of the Envelope, Planning and Design, Theory and Practice
Tags Andres Duany, density, form-based code, Lincoln Institute, Matt Lambert, smartcode, Stefanos Polyzoides, Susan Henderson
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