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The Folly of the U.K.’s New Architectural Style Wars The U.K.’s new housing czar Sir Roger Scruton thinks traditional architecture can foil NIMBYs. But architecture didn’t cause Britain’s housing crisis.   CityLab, Nov. 30, 2018 Earlier this month, the U.K.’s Conservative government launched a new commission on architecture called “Building Better, Building Beautiful.” Announced by Secretary…

Millennials Are More Likely to Buy Their First Homes in Cities New research finds that Millennials are 21 percent more likely to buy their first homes near city centers than Generation X. CityLab, Nov. 15, 2018 If there’s a single question that has gnawed at urban economists and planners over the past few years, it’s…

Why a ‘Memory Town’ Is Coming to Your Local Strip Mall Weeks after opening near San Diego, a model town for treating dementia is set to be replicated around the U.S. CityLab, Sept. 17, 2018 On August 13, a brand-new town in Southern California welcomed its first residents. They trickled through the doors of a…

Can Silicon Valley Disrupt How We Build? Flush with venture capital, the startup Katerra wants to revolutionize the construction industry. But as history shows, it’s harder than it looks. CityLab, June 25, 2018 From the end of the Second World War until a few years ago, when it cooled off, productivity surged across the U.S. economy, giving…

Inside the Secret Cities That Created the Atomic Bomb The Manhattan Project, the program that developed the first nuclear weapons during World War II, worked out of three purpose-built cities in Tennessee, New Mexico, and Washington state. A new exhibition considers their design and legacy. CityLab, May 10, 2018 Built by the U.S. Army Corps…