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Icon At Playa Vista—Plan 4

Too often, city living means sacrificing space (and privacy) for location. But this Spanish-colonial townhouse, designed by JZMK Partners...
Icon At Playa Vista—Plan 1

For architect Eric Zuziak, inspiration for this unusual duplex wasn't hard to find. The contemporary lines and strong geometry of the...
Latitudes South At Vantis

In conceiving the most poetic use of this bluff-top location overlooking downtown Aliso Viejo, William Hezmalhalch Architects considered...

A Dry Season

A 2003 United Nation report made a grim prediction: More than half of humanity will be living with water shortages within 50 years. That...
Measure for Measure

A LAND-USE BILL THAT went into effect in Oregon on Dec. 8 shouldn't have a major impact on residential development there. But in a state...
A Tale of Two Master Plans

The home building industry is in for a long, grueling winter, but there are signs of spring on the horizon. At opposite ends of the country...

No House is an Island

Is a green-built home in a sea of suburbia truly sustainable?
Massive Lennar Project Misses Out on State Funding

California officials reject $25 million grant proposal that would have helped pay for San Francisco’s Hunters Point redevelopment.
Second Life

Old buildings are reincarnated as hot properties through adaptive reuse.

No House is an Island

Is a green-built home in a sea of suburbia truly sustainable?
Non-Residential Sector Shows Signs of Faltering

Various reports indicate that construction activity will soften through 2009.
Noho Lofts

Any housing venture that promotes public transportation in auto-choked L.A. deserves props; this infill project meets that objective and...

Starts, Permits Dip in February

Overall housing activity down by nearly one-third compared to last year.
Free for All

A Dallas 'burb is looking to attract development by waiving fees for builders.
Housing Starts Plunge to Lowest Level in 16 Years

Housing starts for single-family homes took a bigger than expected dive in December -- 14.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted 1.006 million...

Go Ask Alys

DPZ’s latest take on traditional neighborhood design exemplifies what the land planning gurus have learned since Seaside.
30th Anniversary: Vision Quest

A murky present has builders just hoping for better days ahead. But looking forward, futurists see clearer paths to energy-efficient homes...
Aqua Island Homes

LIFE ON A TROPICAL ISLAND offers some unexpected delights in this infill paradise. Proving that New Urbanism need not be synonymous with...

L.A. Ordinance Targets McMansions

A Los Angeles zoning ordinance reduces the allowable building envelope for single-family teardowns and remodels in the city’s older...
California Legislature Considers Extension for Finalizing Subdivision Maps

Reprieve would give builders a year or two to ride out downturn and resume work quickly when market rebounds.
Florida Builders Appeal Inclusionary Zoning Ruling

The Florida HBA said yesterday it will appeal a recent federal ruling that upheld the city of Tallahassee's inclusionary zoning program...