A reflection on the first five years of House Cosmopolitan, an architecture and urban design practice focused on housing and creating places where people belong.
Read MoreNow that HB 1110 passed, what is possible for neighborhoods across Washington? I break down the details and provide a look into what one solution could be.
Read MoreI spent some time walking the streets of Milan to distill down some of the qualities of the city that make it a beloved home to millions and create a place where a high level of design is the standard and not outside the norm.
Read MoreI set to dig into what exactly makes Zurich as great of a city as it is and what other cities can learn from the cozy canton on the lake in order to make their own cities just as great.
Read MoreWhat are the lessons that can be learned from one of the smaller cities of France that can be applied to towns and cities of all scales and sizes? Here are four lessons I learned from Bordeaux.
Read MoreThis is part one of four reflections on four cities I visited while in Europe, this first writing on what I learned while visiting Paris - the city that works.
Read MoreThe sky is orange today. That is not normal. There is something we can do about it.
Read More“I believe there are four items in particular that are important to recognize in Indianapolis—and in your own community—that mean you are on the path to creating great places where people want to be.”
Read More“ In talking about creating much more sustainably and to combat the climate crisis, I believe that over the next decade we have to think about three important points”
Read MoreBoth of these events had a major impact on myself and my interest in designing inclusive places that are environmentally sustainable as much as they are socially sustainable; as such, here are seven quotes to note that left a sustainable impact on me.
Read MoreExperiencing the future of architecture and the architects that will lead it, a quick photo essay on the Young Architect’s Conference.
Read MoreSeven short stories from founder and head of design, Andrew Grant Houston!
Read MoreIn order to right the wrongs of the past,
In order to address the housing crisis of the present,
In order to combat the climate crisis that will end our future,
We must end exclusionary zoning.
Read MoreOne of SF’s nicknames is “Paris of the West,” and there are most definitely aspects of truth to the moniker as it is a fairly dense city ripe with culture, great views, and delicious food in every neighborhood you come across. Still, the city gets in its own way when it comes to becoming a global city with the same grandeur of Paris.
Read MoreDrive-By Urbanism is not the solution.
Read More…a city of over 1.5 million and a region of 2.5 million cannot be ignored.
Read MoreWhat could a subterranean light rail / metro system look like for Austin that was funded by an even bigger ballot initiative?
Read More“…there is only one critical requirement—the project must be urban.”
Read MoreIf HC could design anything…
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