New Urbanism Blog: From working with various cities throughout the country, 180º Urban Design has found that when it comes to form-based code efforts, the goals from city to city can be very different.
Part of the green growth, however, will hinge on collective thinking as to what constitutes “green.” “There is no doubt that there is incredible market demand for green technologies and green buildings,” says Brian Hendrickson, principal of 180° Urban Design in Kansas City, MO. “This demand will only increase, but those who demand green buildings will also continue to become more educated and savvy as to what is really green and what isn’t. I think the idea of the lone green building standing alone, dissociated from an urban context and accessible only from the interstate is a dead end. Smart consumers already see the fallacy in that idea.”
New Urbanism Blog: The Obama proposal mirrors a regional high-speed rail proposal that’s been around several years, said Kevin Klinkenberg, Kansas City architect and passenger rail advocate. 180º Urban Design
New Urbanism Blog: 180° Urban Design is leading a charrette this week in Overland Park, KS, as part of a project to create citywide mixed-use design standards and update the city’s overall design guidelines documents
Listen to Kevin Klinkenberg talk about 180º’s involvement in redesigning communities along the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina.
New Urbanism Blog: Too often our historic cities and towns with their simple, rectilinear grids are the forgotten child of urban planning. In this podcast, and a recent article in New Urban News, Kevin Klinkenberg discusses why it’s important to highly value this time-tested method of making walkable communities.
New Urbanism Blog: Colorado Springs is embarking on two ambitious planning efforts designed to guide and shape growth in the heart of the city for years to come using using form-based codes.
A new urban design blog recently launched, offering insight to the online architecture and design community to promote walkable communities. The site is operated by 180° Urban Design and Architecture.
Who doesn’t want a healthy downtown? The truth is, universally people declare that they wish their immediate downtown was vibrant and healthy, as well as other downtowns in the region. And yet we seem to struggle to achieve this in so many of our communities.
180° Urban Design has been working on the Smart Dwelling Initiative with the New Urban Guild by participating in a national conversation on the future of home building. One of the first things being discussed is, Are small homes the new wave?
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