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After years of building projects and years of advocacy for better planning for our regional community, I wonder whether the classic notion of “urban planning” is a workable format for…
Demolition has begun and soon the site will be ready for new development...
While mayor of Oakland, Gov. Jerry Brown attempted to jump-start the construction of substantial new housing downtown. He found it tough going for many reasons, including challenges brought under the…
Our firm, along with HMG energy efficiency consultants, was selected by SMUD to be the consulting architect for all of the residential and light commercial projects contemplated by the Zero…
Every year at Halloween, a portion of the crew here come to work in costume; this year (as in many years past) most of us felt the spirit enough to…
I found this study done by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to be very intriguing….and sobering. Article at nejm.org Being somewhat of a health and fitness enthusiast, I…
We have a lofty garage space off the alley where we usually store extra paint, back issues of Architectural Record and Craig’s old Alfa. This weekend we opened up the…
I had the opportunity to use this new automated bike rental system in Minneapolis this weekend. See attached photos....
Okay, so woo-hoo sounds a little sarcastic; in fact I'm really happy to see this come to its fruition: there are some dark elements to this joy here or there,…
Overview of the Good Project, LJUrban and MNA, featuring Craig Stradley, AIA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0NC7Omfdkc Discussion of Good project from MNA Junior Designer and Good resident Gerard Falla http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PLnrmUz9wg
