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rendering of a new urban neighborhood in philadelphia at the philadelphia navy yard
Familiar Ground

James Corner Field Operations to lead master plan update for the Philadelphia Navy Yard

a colorful street mural in los angeles, covered under the los angeles African American Historic Places Project
Completing the Incomplete

The Getty and City of Los Angeles launch the Los Angeles African American Historic Places Project

interstate viaduct in syracuse
Infrastructure Week is Here (No, Really)

Biden administration unveils a sweeping $2 trillion infrastructure bill

Rendering of three towers in an altelier van lieshout neighborhood
Domestikated

Atelier Van Lieshout is designing a neighborhood for artists in Rotterdam

razor-wire fencing U.S. Capitol
Fence Out

Security fencing will come down around the U.S. Capitol

rendering of downtown davenport at night, with people walking in the street
The Quint Cities

WXY reveals a sustainable master plan for downtown Davenport, Iowa

rendering of a boxy pavilion structure
Get Yourself Connected

Community “living room” and food hub designed by SOM and TnS Studio is coming to Chicago’s South Side

illustration of a public swimming area on the toronto waterfront
Lake Remake

Renderings revealed for West 8 and DTAH’s spiffy Toronto waterfront revitalization

computer rendering of an accessory dwelling unit with a hip roof
ADU and Me

Los Angeles launches bold new ADU program to combat housing shortage

aerial view of a colorful street mural
Beyond Zebra Stripes

Bloomberg Philanthropies launches second round of Asphalt Art Initiative

view of an apartment tower and floating garden
Putting the Closet In The Rearview

The U.K.’s first LGBTQ retirement community will open in Foster + Partners’ London towers

the boston skyline with an urban forest in front
Tip Top Trees

Boston selects a landscape architect to manage its urban forest plan

Axonometric rendering of the love building, a new community center planted with trees
A Labor of Love

Community know-how and design expertise reinforce one another at this Detroit hub for social justice

The front of the basket-like 1766 Frances Street, showing people at the ground level
There's Always A Bigger Basket

Vancouver’s basket-shaped social housing for First Nations residents sails to approval

illustration of an outdoor community space
Great Danes

Chicago Architecture Biennial announces Soil Lab as first 2021 commission

interior rendering of a wooden concert hall in a pit at the london centre for music
What A Sweet Symphony

Op-ed: The axing of DS+R’s London Centre for Music should be music to our ears

rainbow flag in front of the US Capitol Building
A New Day

HUD moves to protect LGBTQ Americans from housing discrimination

the u.s. capitol building behind fencing
Come Off the Fence

A D.C. delegate will introduce legislation to ban permanent fencing around U.S. Capitol

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