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1 In Panorama City, there is a condo complex near the intersection of Van Nuys Boulevard and Nordhoff Street that you won’t ever find featured on fancy architecture websites. The development’s 18 units are clad in stucco and painted an unsympathetic shade of butterscotch. Each unit’s most prominent feature is the garage door. The aesthetics are somewhere on the continuum between homely and anonymous. Yet I will argue that the design by an architect whose name has long been lost to the planning department is a prime example of density done intelligently and humanely. Each unit comes with a small enclosed patio for intimate family gatherings, while a shared lawn in the middle of the complex provides a green space and play area. Clusters of two-story units share walls and roofs, minimizing the architectural footprint and, therefore, sprawl. In addition, the development’s protected lanes are the perfect place for a kid to ride a bicycle away from speeding cars. ....
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March 15, 2021 By Jessica Mathews / [email protected] The Village of Pinckney is one of ten finalists in a pitch competition called Put Your Town on the Map . The competition is sponsored by Consumer s Energy and required a short pitch of a project that would create momentum that builds a stronger sense of community . Village President Rebecca Foster said she had been researching community gardens in other municipalities, and at the same time, interest in a community garden popped up on various social media forums, so everything sort of aligned. A core group of Village residents, as well as Putnam and Hamburg Township community members, held a brain-storming session that resulted in a proposal to utilize the DDA-owned vacant lot at 135 West Main Street. ....
German government mulls regulations for working from home Many questions, many answers One fascinating aspect of the current COVID crisis is the opportunity to observe changes and adaptations within our industry in real time, TJ Chambers, a project designer at USA Architects in Pennsylvania, told DW. Architects are generally problem-solvers who are tasked with digesting large amounts of data and configuring solutions that meet a variety of objectives established at the outset of a project. The pandemic has provided no shortage of problems for architects to solve. In the midst of a global health crisis, we find ourselves asking a lot of questions, says Chambers, whose firm focuses largely on schools. What happens when the home also becomes a work space? How can public spaces be reimagined to alleviate the ongoing struggles many businesses face in such a climate? What can we learn from this pandemic and apply to future challenges? ....