SPUR Lunchtime Forum: Growing Urban Habitats

"This new how-to guide and source book reveals opportunities for housing design that are both respectful of current residents and sustainable for generations to come. Its focus is on using design to improve affordable housing and neighborhoods across the U.S. Featuring co-author William Morrish, recently-appointed dean for Parson’s School of Constructed Environments."

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Picturing West Coast density

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From SPUR: During the recent housing boom, West Coast architects and developers designed infill projects to create environmentally and socially conscious high-density housing. Many of these projects included a creative use of planning codes, which pushed the limits of design and addressed concerns such as parking, height and bulk. Join us for a panel discussion […]

Greenbelt Alliance: A tour of affordable homes

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From Greenbelt Alliance: Starts in Pleasanton with travel to the South Bay and East Bay Please join us for a bus tour of exemplary developments of affordable homes on Saturday, January 29. We will visit several attractive and well-integrated properties developed and managed by MidPen Housing, a major leader in affordable housing design and operations […]

Public Meeting: Sunnydale-Velasco HOPE SF Master Plan

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From SF-Planning: NOTE: Two public scoping meetings will be held to receive oral comments concerning the scope of the EIR: (1) Saturday, January 5, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. at the Visitacion Valley Library, 201 Leland Avenue, and (2) Saturday, January 12, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. at the Sunnydale Community Room, 1652 Sunnydale Avenue. Written comments […]

Designing Daggett Park

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From SF Planning: Please join us Wednesday, September 7th to help finalize the design for a new public park on the Daggett Street right-of-way. The proposed design is based on the initial design developed by the community and City staff as part of theShowplace Square Open Space Plan. Once the design is finalized and approved […]