Rosa Gardens distinguishes itself from most conventionally developed projects in that it incorporates energy efficient measures that exceed standard practice, optimize building performance, and ensure reduced energy use during all phases of construction and occupancy.
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Rosa Gardens, California / USA by Brooks + Scarpa
Rosa Gardens distinguishes itself from most conventionally developed projects in that it incorporates energy efficient measures that exceed standard practice, optimize building performance, and ensure reduced energy use during all phases of construction and occupancy.Decline of affordable housing has many causes
You don’t have to be an economist to know that family income for the last three decades has accelerated at a much slower pace than the cost of housing, compounding the difficulty low- and moderate-income people face in seeking affordable housing.You don’t have to be an economist to know that family income for the last three decades has accelerated at a much slower pace than the cost of housing, compounding the difficulty low- and moderate-income people face in seeking affordable housing.
NEW EXPRESSION On Housing in the App Store
SPARK Digital Media, the publisher for Tablets specialized in Architecture and Design has launched NEW EXPRESSION On Housing to the App Store.SPARK Digital Media, the publisher for Tablets specialized in Architecture and Design has launched NEW EXPRESSION On Housing to the App Store.
Imploding the Pruitt-Igoe Myth
A new documentary attempts to alter how we look at St. Louis's infamous public housing project.A new documentary attempts to alter how we look at St. Louis’s infamous public housing project.
University of Colorado Students to Design and Build Native American Housing
The students will build the first four homes on this site, located on the OLC campus in the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.The students will build the first four homes on this site, located on the OLC campus in the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
At Lathrop Homes, CHA’s talk of transformation brings worry
Residents fear the poor will be squeezed out by redevelopmentResidents fear the poor will be squeezed out by redevelopment
Top 10 Newly Developed NYC Apartment Buildings Ranked on Architectural Merit
CityRealty, a New York City apartment search and resource site, has compiled a list of Top 10 New Apartment Buildings in Manhattan for 2011.CityRealty, a New York City apartment search and resource site, has compiled a list of Top 10 New Apartment Buildings in Manhattan for 2011.
China Pins Hopes on Public Housing
One of the biggest public-housing projects in history will help determine whether China can remake its real-estate sector fast enough to prevent its economy from flaming out.One of the biggest public-housing projects in history will help determine whether China can remake its real-estate sector fast enough to prevent its economy from flaming out.
Dreiecksplatz Winning Proposal at Europan 11, Vienna / Austria by Artur Borejszo Architect
Located between the Vienna Ring and Vienna Woods, the site embraces the marks of both environment – urban and nature – as a basis for future development.Located between the Vienna Ring and Vienna Woods, the site embraces the marks of both environment – urban and nature – as a basis for future development.
Project to urbanize Îlot P in Lyon Confluence by Josep Lluís Mateo and Dominique Perrault
Last September, Mateo Arquitectura, together with the French practice Dominique Perrault Architecture, presented a proposal for the project to urbanize Îlot P in Lyon Confluence, to the south of the city of Lyon.
“Town Musicians of Bremen”, Vienna / Austria by ARTEC Architekten
Analogous to the Grimm Brothers’ fairy tale The Town Musicians of Bremen (whose main characters are a donkey, a dog, a cat, and a rooster), this reinterpretation of terrace houses involves stacking different apartment types atop one another.
Heirloom, Kharkov / Ukraine by drozdov partners
This part of the city has a peculiar middle-rise scale, formed in the early twentieth century. The parcel of our small plot was just in keeping with the general land use patterns in the neighbourhood.
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