On this episode of The Bottom-Up Revolution, we chat with Marques King, a licensed architect, practicing urban designer, and small-scale developer operating out of Detroit, Michigan.
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A university campus in Norman, OK, presents a good case study in why transportation engineers must take care when designing streets adjacent to important civic institutions.
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The pre-approved building plan model is beginning to take hold across the country as a streamlined alternative to achieve a community vision. Here’s how one community in Florida is doing its own take on the concept.
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The process of getting a new development approved often yields results that make no one happy. However, there is an opportunity here to be more assertive about your community’s vision.
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Why does multifamily housing has the same, copied look in most places?
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It’s important to build safe and productive streets, but how do we ensure those streets are a place people want to be and live in?
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Being human means being connected to place. So why have we stopped seeing our places as extensions of ourselves, of our homes, and of our values?
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These buildings—all built within the past 20 years in the U.S. and Canada—show that we can still create things of beauty, and that gives us something to look forward to (and to fight for)!
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A lot of suburban house models distort traditional architectural styles and patterns. Here’s a simple markup showing how they could be improved, without increasing building costs.
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Heated discussion about a new condo in Sarasota, FL, has got locals calling the building an eyesore. But is this a case of misdirected ire?
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A visit to a home restaurant in Rovinj, Croatia, shows the kind of small businesses and good urbanism that we could have in the U.S. if we just relaxed our zoning codes.
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If we don’t dismiss Las Vegas as just a tacky tourist trap, what can we learn from its architecture?
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The work of this small-scale developer shows why cities shouldn’t be so restrictive about building in their own vernacular.
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This architect demonstrates how there are so many places ready and waiting to become a part of the housing solution—if we would just allow them.
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Software engineers don’t design user interface, so why do we let civil engineers design streets?
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Building to last is the only thing we can afford to do. The social and environmental costs of disposable buildings are far too high.
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By building disposable structures, we are leading ourselves toward a socially, economically, and environmentally ruinous future.
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We need to go back to the point where we were still building architecture that inspired, lifted the human spirit, and lasted millennia—and build upon those practices.
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The same design principles behind Japanese gardens can make the building of resilient and financially strong places into a joy, rather than a burden.
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We must start adapting our architectural designs to the instincts of our species, rather than the other way around.
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