TBDurban design

Car-Free, Heat-Smart, People-First: Culdesac’s Bold Model

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.

Denver Joins National Push to Scrap Parking Minimums

Policy

Denver Joins National Push to Scrap Parking Minimums

Denver’s city council voted to eliminate parking minimums citywide, aligning with a national movement to cut costs, speed approvals, and clear the way for more housing.

Chakrabarti’s Vision Designs Connection Into Every Place

Architecture

Chakrabarti’s Vision Designs Connection Into Every Place

In The Architecture of Urbanity, Vishaan Chakrabarti calls for a reinvention of how—and why—we build communities. Teri Slavik-Tsuyuki explains why Chakrabarti’s ideas about nature, culture, and joy couldn’t be more urgent.

Civic Well-Being: The New Rules Of Engagement In Placemaking

Wellness & The Built Environment

Civic Well-Being: The New Rules Of Engagement In Placemaking

The spaces and places we create in the form of new home communities, smaller scale infill neighborhoods, or multi-family and mixed-use communities stand as blank canvases on and in which civic connections occur.

Together with

Kohler

LA Story: Architecture's Role In Solving The Affordability Crisis

Architecture

LA Story: Architecture's Role In Solving The Affordability Crisis

As a context to explore inspired and inspiring concepts, LA's "Low Rise" competition winners hew to a central theme: architecture as a solution for social, policy, economic, and cultural challenge.

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Car-Free, Heat-Smart, People-First: Culdesac’s Bold Model

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.

Denver Joins National Push to Scrap Parking Minimums

Policy

Denver Joins National Push to Scrap Parking Minimums

Denver’s city council voted to eliminate parking minimums citywide, aligning with a national movement to cut costs, speed approvals, and clear the way for more housing.

Chakrabarti’s Vision Designs Connection Into Every Place

Architecture

Chakrabarti’s Vision Designs Connection Into Every Place

In The Architecture of Urbanity, Vishaan Chakrabarti calls for a reinvention of how—and why—we build communities. Teri Slavik-Tsuyuki explains why Chakrabarti’s ideas about nature, culture, and joy couldn’t be more urgent.

Civic Well-Being: The New Rules Of Engagement In Placemaking

Wellness & The Built Environment

Civic Well-Being: The New Rules Of Engagement In Placemaking

The spaces and places we create in the form of new home communities, smaller scale infill neighborhoods, or multi-family and mixed-use communities stand as blank canvases on and in which civic connections occur.

Together with

Kohler

LA Story: Architecture's Role In Solving The Affordability Crisis

Architecture

LA Story: Architecture's Role In Solving The Affordability Crisis

As a context to explore inspired and inspiring concepts, LA's "Low Rise" competition winners hew to a central theme: architecture as a solution for social, policy, economic, and cultural challenge.

urban design

Car-Free, Heat-Smart, People-First: Culdesac’s Bold Model

Architecture 10.01.25

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.

Denver Joins National Push to Scrap Parking Minimums

Policy 08.19.25

Denver Joins National Push to Scrap Parking Minimums

Denver’s city council voted to eliminate parking minimums citywide, aligning with a national movement to cut costs, speed approvals, and clear the way for more housing.

Chakrabarti’s Vision Designs Connection Into Every Place

Architecture 07.31.25

Chakrabarti’s Vision Designs Connection Into Every Place

In The Architecture of Urbanity, Vishaan Chakrabarti calls for a reinvention of how—and why—we build communities. Teri Slavik-Tsuyuki explains why Chakrabarti’s ideas about nature, culture, and joy couldn’t be more urgent.

Civic Well-Being: The New Rules Of Engagement In Placemaking

Wellness & The Built Environment 06.20.23

Civic Well-Being: The New Rules Of Engagement In Placemaking

The spaces and places we create in the form of new home communities, smaller scale infill neighborhoods, or multi-family and mixed-use communities stand as blank canvases on and in which civic connections occur.

LA Story: Architecture's Role In Solving The Affordability Crisis

Architecture 06.23.21

LA Story: Architecture's Role In Solving The Affordability Crisis

As a context to explore inspired and inspiring concepts, LA's "Low Rise" competition winners hew to a central theme: architecture as a solution for social, policy, economic, and cultural challenge.