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Hello Friends, By 2050, 6.4 billion people will be living in urban environments, according to the World Health Organization.  Before the pandemic, architects and planners were studying strategies to get more inhabitants in less area in a sustainable and environmentally sensitive manner.  Post pandemic, architects and planners are now tasked with the same challenge while creating living environments […]

Over half of the world’s population lives in cities.   By 2030, 60% of the world’s population is predicted to live in urban areas, creating more health risks to the inhabitants.  The pandemic taught everyone that Megacities created the most health risk.  Planners and Architects should strive to create a mixed-use community network that works together.  People can live

Greetings FRIENDS,Early in my career at a large corporate firm, I suggested a rooftop terrace for one of my designs, as we had used this element on many projects in Architecture School.  My superiors all responded that rooftop terraces wouldn’t work “in real life” because roofs were needed for mechanical, roof drains and a myriad of

Charlotte has been entrepreneurial, for over 200 years, from the time that Europeans came to Charlotte to mine for gold.  For over 100 years, each decade has averaged over 40% growth, primarily due to entrepreneurs. The Queen City is continuing to grow by over 60 people/day and is ranked as: – Fastest Growing Metro Area –

I moved to Charlotte from the Deep South in June 1979.  With an architectural degree in hand, I accepted a position with Odell Associates, Inc, and was fortunate to work directly with A.G. “Gouldie” Odell. When I arrived in Charlotte, the city had a population of 306,000 people, nearly all African-American or Caucasian.  The downtown area of

Developers are partnering to create mixed-use developments that enrich the lives of the residents, lead to cost savings for the developer and create more sustainable communities. Designing a variety of uses in close proximity allows more density on smaller parcels of land.  Thoughtful design allows the developments to allocate less land for parking, and provide more green