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New Urbanism and Its Influences in Providence and New England: A map reveals the growing New Urbanist influence througho...
06/11/2025

New Urbanism and Its Influences in Providence and New England:
A map reveals the growing New Urbanist influence throughout New England.

A map reveals the growing New Urbanist influence throughout New England.

CNU Legacy team proposes Health District:The Providence Community Health District envisions up to 2,000 new living space...
06/10/2025

CNU Legacy team proposes Health District:
The Providence Community Health District envisions up to 2,000 new living spaces in a mixed-use neighborhood surrounding major health institutions.

The Providence Community Health District envisions up to 2,000 new living spaces in a mixed-use neighborhood surrounding major health institutions.

Competition reveals practical single-stair designs:CNU Mid-Atlantic’s Baltimore Single-Stair Design Competition shows th...
06/09/2025

Competition reveals practical single-stair designs:
CNU Mid-Atlantic’s Baltimore Single-Stair Design Competition shows the value of single-stair types in mid-rise buildings on infill sites, but more work needs to be done.

CNU Mid-Atlantic’s Baltimore Single-Stair Design Competition shows the value of single-stair types in mid-rise buildings on infill sites, but more work needs to be done.

Revitalization of Westminster Street in Providence, RI, balances development and preservation to build economic and soci...
06/05/2025

Revitalization of Westminster Street in Providence, RI, balances development and preservation to build economic and social life downtown. Union Studio Architecture & Community Design won a 2025 CNU Charter Award in the Block, Street and Building category.

Revitalization of Westminster Street in Providence, RI, balances development and preservation to build economic and social life downtown. Union Studio Architecture & Community Design won a 2025 CNU Charter Award in the Block, Street and Building category.

Reintroducing Missing Middle Housing to Vermont:Vermont Homes for All Toolkit provides statewide support for Missing Mid...
06/04/2025

Reintroducing Missing Middle Housing to Vermont:
Vermont Homes for All Toolkit provides statewide support for Missing Middle housing. Utile, Inc. won a 2025 CNU Charter Award in The Region: Metropolis, City and Town category.

Vermont Homes for All Toolkit provides statewide support for Missing Middle housing. Utile, Inc. won a 2025 CNU Charter Award in The Region: Metropolis, City and Town category.

Eastdale Main Street Village in Poughkeepsie, New York, establishes a new growth pattern on a low-density strip corridor...
06/03/2025

Eastdale Main Street Village in Poughkeepsie, New York, establishes a new growth pattern on a low-density strip corridor. Union Studio Architecture & Community Design won a 2025 CNU Charter Award in The Block, Street, and Building category.

Eastdale Main Street Village in Poughkeepsie, New York, establishes a new growth pattern on a low-density strip corridor. Union Studio Architecture & Community Design won a 2025 CNU Charter Award in The Block, Street, and Building category.

CNU releases Freeways Without Futures 2025:The report highlights bad freeway planning decisions and how damaged cities c...
05/30/2025

CNU releases Freeways Without Futures 2025:
The report highlights bad freeway planning decisions and how damaged cities can be healed.

The report highlights bad freeway planning decisions and how damaged cities can be healed.

The most housing-forward planning framework in Canada:Growing Together in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, employs robust pub...
05/29/2025

The most housing-forward planning framework in Canada:
Growing Together in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, employs robust public engagement to accommodate a half-century of growth around transit stations. The City of Kitchener won a 2025 CNU Charter Award in The Region: Metropolis, City and Town category.

Growing Together in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, employs robust public engagement to accommodate a half-century of growth around transit stations. The City of Kitchener won a 2025 CNU Charter Award in The Region: Metropolis, City and Town category.

Modeling Missing Middle across an unaffordable regionCape Cod Resiliency: Missing Middle changed the perception and impl...
05/28/2025

Modeling Missing Middle across an unaffordable region
Cape Cod Resiliency: Missing Middle changed the perception and implementation of housing on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Union Studio Architecture & Community Design won a 2025 CNU Charter Award in The Region: Metropolis, City and Town category.

Cape Cod Resiliency: Missing Middle changed the perception and implementation of housing on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Union Studio Architecture & Community Design won a 2025 CNU Charter Award in The Region: Metropolis, City and Town category.

Mapping the culture and retrofit of a car-oriented community:A Framework Plan for Cherokee Village envisions retrofittin...
05/28/2025

Mapping the culture and retrofit of a car-oriented community:
A Framework Plan for Cherokee Village envisions retrofitting a partially built 20th-century new town. University of Arkansas Community Design Center won a Merit Award in The Region: Metropolis, City and Town category of the 2025 CNU Charter Awards.

A Framework Plan for Cherokee Village envisions retrofitting a partially built 20th-century new town. University of Arkansas Community Design Center won a Merit Award in The Region: Metropolis, City and Town category of the 2025 CNU Charter Awards.

Pre-approved path to rebuild neighborhoods:Midwest Pre-Approved Building Programs for Rebuilding Neighborhoods helps cit...
05/22/2025

Pre-approved path to rebuild neighborhoods:
Midwest Pre-Approved Building Programs for Rebuilding Neighborhoods helps cities build the housing they need. Kalamazoo and South Bend won a Merit Award in The Region: Metropolis, City and Town category of the 2025 CNU Charter Awards.

Midwest Pre-Approved Building Programs for Rebuilding Neighborhoods helps cities build the housing they need. Kalamazoo and South Bend won a Merit Award in The Region: Metropolis, City and Town category of the 2025 CNU Charter Awards.

Catalyzing neighborhood change through art, public space, and activity: Zone 3 creates a tactical arts hub in the Allsto...
05/21/2025

Catalyzing neighborhood change through art, public space, and activity: Zone 3 creates a tactical arts hub in the Allston neighborhood of Boston. Harvard University won a Merit Award in the Block, Street, and Building category of the 2025 CNU Charter Awards.

Zone 3 creates a tactical arts hub in the Allston neighborhood of Boston. Harvard University won a Merit Award in the Block, Street, and Building category of the 2025 CNU Charter Awards.

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