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.

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Unlocking The Potential Of Public Space To Connect People

American placemaking guru Teri Slavik-Tsuyuki reviews Vikas Mehta's essential guide to placemaking and its power to spread community well-being.

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5 Ways To Ignite And Nurture A Community's Street-Level Retail

"Perhaps more than any time in American history, the importance of retail spaces as a core, communal aspect of our neighborhoods and our lives has been starkly revealed.” -- StreetLife: Urban Retail Perspectives and Prospects

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"Farm-To-Able:" New Roots Of Ground-Up New Neighborhoods

Meristem Communities partners Clayton Garrett and Scott Snodgrass bring a 'beginner's mind' -- no preconceptions -- to place- and human story-making in their new 235-acre agrihood community with an urban twist for 750 owner and renter residents near Houston.