The impermanence of architecture is a cultural crisis. #architecture #newurbanism #design

Every week, we publish new essays written by some of the best urban development talent in the country. Most of the content is free. Be sure to subscribe via southernurbanism.org. #development #retwit #housing

How tall are the BEST commercial buildings you have experienced in the South?

Architecture Léon Krier explains how human-scaled housing was lost with the industrialization of industry. #housing #modernism #architecture

Surface parking #Tulsa, #Oklahoma. It's hard to build a city around this. via @HaydenClarkin

SITE PLAN SATURDAY | Poundbury | King Charles III and Leon Krier "King Charles III and his close collaborator, the #NewUrbanist #architect Leon Krier, have endured withering criticism over the years for the traditional yet innovative town they created next to Dorchester, a

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Bring back shotgun houses

Never forget the way governments destroyed American cities through urban renewal. #planning #urbanism

Architect Dhiru Thadani creates beautiful drawings, many of which support the activism work of The Congress for the Congress for the New Urbanism. Here, he provides a 12-frame reasoning for the #YIMBY movement. Drawings by Dhiru Thadani Download via link: loom.ly/kpEnCaM #newurbanism

Which most powerfully informs 21st-century Southern identity?

Communities are built by thousands of people doing millions of LITTLE things. Communities are destroyed by one or two people doing BIG things. Great places resist the machine of monoculture.

SITE PLAN SATURDAY | Johnson Square | Ward Davis, High Street “#Infrastructure work has started on #JohnsonSquare, a 74-acre #development valued at approximately $200 million and situated mostly to the north of Johnson Mill Boulevard. The men behind the idea are Ward Davis,

Incremental development retains community character while allowing young people, immigrants, renters, and the less wealthy to join.

Architect and design theorist Christopher Alexander was born this day in 1934. He was the author of the urbanist design bible "A Pattern Language," among others. Artwork by #DhiruThadani.

Have been itching to reveal this: rendering of our residential courtyard for Townsend, our infill mixed-use project getting ready to break ground. 12 townhomes surrounding a few connected courtyards with layered gardens and brick pavers. So. Dang. Beautiful. This is actually

Traditional design values are evident in few new towns. They are present in most old towns, but none are present in the typical development of modern suburban America. And that’s the problem. SU Founder Aaron Lubeck explains: southernurbanism.org/p/a-blueprint-…

(forwarded from our friends at The @incdevalliance) We were deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Bruce Burton Tolar (October 21, 1954 – October 7, 2025). We honor the life and legacy of this remarkable family member, friend, architect, and dedicated community member who