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Finished Apartment Complex in San Diego

I love these things - amazing what can be achieved in 3 months - LGSF perfect for airspace development where weight and speed are so important #timelapse #airspacedevelopment #londonproperty

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A rather rhetorical question in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) article, but not too difficult: "how do we make sure that it makes our city better than worse?" Apartment buildings (which is what State government proposes) can make the area better under certain conditions: 1/ The development is led by the community of future owners of those apartments. It does not matter if they are investors or occupiers. But they will ensure that the building is designed to their budget and needs. Buildings delivered by developers and sold without regard to people's needs will become transient and most occupants will leave them if they become unhappy there. 2/ There is a coherent community with a developed sense of self-governance, using some proven framework like sociocracy for decision making. This ensures that disputes are solved to everyone's satisfaction and management of the owner's corporation is not handed to a money-hungry strata business that will establish the highest fee possible that owners would pay without selling off. 3/ There is some integration of the new group of residents with the environment - so there are amenities beside it being close to the railway. For example a green space, school, basic shops and hospitality. This could ensure a good negihbourhood. 😊

Concord Pacific releases its new proposal for Concord Landing, a vibrant new waterfront neighborhood on Vancouver's False Creek. Master Plan by CIVITAS Studio. Link: https://lnkd.in/gn5rDtdq

Great Take on American #Urbanism: Michael Natelli https://lnkd.in/dsFtRDjX Fixing the Fugly: A Distinctly American Urbanism Alright, let's call it like it is. Most of America’s built environment is, well, pretty ugly. Strip malls, gas stations & parking lots. We took a bad idea & said, "Yeah, let’s do that everywhere" And we didn't just stop there. We exported this model globally. We may have given the world Taylor Swift & Star Wars, but we also gave them the suburban sprawl as the ultimate American dream. Not our best work. Reversing it all feels like trying to shove toothpaste back into the tube. America is the 3rd largest country by area with a huge chunk covered in these suburban patterns we’ve been developing for over 60 years. The logistics of a complete reset are mind-boggling, not to mention the astronomical costs. Perhaps we’re in too deep. But what if we’re not, and we could turn this ship around? What if we could innovate our way out of this mess & turn it into something to be proud of? What if the relics of the suburban experiment could become the raw material for a thriving, uniquely American urbanism? America’s the land of the Extreme Home Makeover. The Fixer Upper. If Chip & Jo can turn broken barn wood into a door, why can’t we make our gas stations & car washes into the proverbial kitchen tables of our next great places? Tattooing Over Our Scars The challenge in reshaping America’s built environment is not just the sprawling subdivisions we’ve built across the nation. It’s the rest of what comes with them: gas stations, parking lots, etc. Any sort of rebuild will require embracing these structures as raw material for innovation. These are the scars of our past & it’s time to get the epic tattoo that makes us wear those scars with more confidence. We’ll carry these scars with us, but they’ll just look a little different. What if we gave these places a second life & integrated them into a new chapter? Miami did with its underpass park, The Underline, 120 acres of previously undesirable & unused land is now accessible to walk, bike & more. What about sterile big box retail stores & commercial strip malls? What if in a see of sprawling subdivisions, these became the first parts of town to become truly flourishing neighborhoods? These transformations are not just about aesthetics. They bring tangible economic & social benefits. Revitalized spaces attract new businesses, create jobs & increase property values. They foster community by providing places for people to gather, relax & engage with their neighbors. And building places we can be proud of doesn't require a blank canvas. While some of what we've done should stay in the past, much of it is known for. Our current cultural moment has depressed our belief in what this nation is capable of, but the opportunity is still there for the taking. What if we could build an American urbanism that gives the playbook for undoing the suburban experiment around the world?