Architecture
Car-Free, Heat-Smart, People-First: Culdesac’s Bold Model
Architect Daniel Parolek and Opticos Design answered with Culdesac Tempe, the nation’s first purpose-built, car-free community. With shade-rich design, missing middle housing, and a self-sustaining mix of homes and businesses, it’s a climate-conscious model now scaling to nearby Mesa.
Architecture
Integration Has Pivoted Into Homebuilding’s Survival Skill
Higharc’s "linked options" are pre-defined combinations of home features that account for all dependencies between design, materials, and pricing. Once defined, they automatically populate across all systems, reducing error and time-to-quote.
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Architecture
Florida Condo Project Sets Resilience Benchmark Early
Contributing writer Richard Lawson explores the challenges – and an urgent lane of future-proof opportunity for residential developers – in an exclusive interview with John Farina, president of U.S. Development.
Architecture
Wellness Is the New 'Why' In Neighborhood Development
Health and well-being are no longer add-ons—they’re the foundation of value, purpose, and performance in new communities. From brain-friendly design to AI-native living, five big trends are redefining what home means now.
Architecture
AI Crushes Missing-Middle Time And Cost Curves Toward Affordability
Developing multifamily rental and for-sale properties takes time — sometimes years -- depending on a labyrinth of zoning rules and the whims of local jurisdictions.
Architecture
Beyond Blueprints: AI Alters Home Design, Development Calculus
In an exclusive one-on-one, Higharc co-founder and Special Projects leader Michael Bergin reveals how AI is eliminating homebuilding bottlenecks, cutting soft-cycle time, and transforming home design from an unpredictable process into a precise, real-time system.
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