Posts on Housing & Development

2010-09-02 The Largest Green Friendly Development Ever by Donna Schoenkopf
Brad Pitt’s love of architecture and the environment meet in New Orleans.
2010-08-30 Inflating Home Prices by Tony Chavira
and letting them deflate.
2010-08-27 Taking Poor People’s Homes by Tony Chavira
… this is about as bad as it gets.
2010-08-26 Future States by Donna Schoenkopf
My new favorite website has some intriguing stuff.
2010-08-24 Showing Some Humanity to the Homeless by Tony Chavira
…alloting them some consideration.
2010-08-19 Build It Yourself by Donna Schoenkopf
This house only costs $32 a square foot!
2010-08-13 Cheap and Easy by Donna Schoenkopf
Shipping containers and RVs make great homes.
2010-08-11 Less Like Homeless, More Like Camping by Tony Chavira
…we’ll see how this goes.
2010-08-05 Geodesic, Underground or Treehouse? by Donna Schoenkopf
Which one do you choose?
2010-08-01 Phillips Talks Books, Tingle Spines by Nathan Walpow
Twenty minutes of literary discussion.
2010-07-29 Rocio Romero, I Love You! by Donna Schoenkopf
She inspired me in my search for affordable, beautiful, environmental housing.
2010-07-27 Standing Against the Enemy by Tony Chavira
… short sellers.
2010-07-26 The Old and the White by Tony Chavira
… old and white, young and not.
2010-07-22 The Fragile State of Home Buying by Tony Chavira
…taxes, cities and the point of purchase.
2010-07-21 A Mosque For Your City by Tony Chavira
…wherever you want it.
2010-07-19 Cruel Design to Piss You Off by Tony Chavira
…making it harder to be homeless.
2010-07-12 What’s Exactly is “Affordable”? by Tony Chavira
…some English translation.
2010-07-12 The Smiling Policemen by Rebecca Schoenkopf
Governing magazine on the new breed of police stations
2010-07-09 We Say It’s Our Birthday by Nathan Walpow
And we’re going to a party, party.
2010-07-08 Natural Homes by Donna Schoenkopf
This is the best video so far on natural building.
2010-07-05 Bamboo Charlie by Rebecca Schoenkopf
Hector Bacerra on a homeless dude’s idyllic retreat
2010-07-01 The Rape of the Homeless by Tony Chavira
The sad truth about homeless women.
2010-06-28 The Feds vs. Homelessness (A Double-Whammy) by Tony Chavira
…affordable housing, dummy!
2010-06-26 Demon Possession Made Easy: Check This Site by Jim Washburn
Try it, spawn of Satan.
2010-06-24 Homeless Ventriloquist Contest: Mmmm Snickers for You! by Jim Washburn
Some food for thought.
2010-06-21 Is Democracy Toast? Some Final (i.e. Tardy) Thoughts on the Election by Jim Washburn
Pooping in the wrong booth.
2010-06-17 The Non-Profit Battle Against Homelessness by Tony Chavira
…who knows if things will get any better…
2010-06-14 Biking for Housing by Tony Chavira
…awesome people doing awesome things!
2010-06-03 Bullets, Not Houses: More of Your Tax Dollars at Work by Jim Washburn
Israeli Weapons Kill and Injure US Citizens
2010-06-02 Banning Roads at Banning Ranch by Tony Chavira
…an memorable quotes.
2010-05-28 Big, Little, Simple, Sweet by Donna Schoenkopf
A variety of homes from the obscenely grand to the endearingly simple.
2010-05-20 Hard and Soft by Donna Schoenkopf
Here are some container homes and a bamboo home.
2010-05-13 New Homes by Donna Schoenkopf
Think outside the box!
2010-05-06 Spinach Power by Donna Schoenkopf
Design will save the world.
2010-05-03 Your Old House! by Rebecca Schoenkopf
This Old House wants you!
2010-04-27 The Pot Hotel by Gary Phillips
pot, CNN, marijuana, Los Angeles.
2010-04-23 Giving CoHi Props by Mike Plunkett
From sea to shining sea.
2010-04-21 A World-Class Unelected Mayor, A World-Class Unkempt City by Tony Chavira
Johannesburg.
2010-04-21 Embedded Energy by Rebecca Schoenkopf
A fascinating talk on the energy in homebuilding.
2010-04-20 Women Rock Your World, With Earthquakes by Jim Washburn
Are Iranian clerics nuttier than U.S. ones?
2010-04-10 Beat You to It! by Rebecca Schoenkopf
Affordable housing goes green!
2010-04-09 God Hates Faggots and Coal Miners by Jim Washburn
Phelps’ church cheers coal mine deaths.
2010-04-08 The L.A. Housing Department Get Busted for Corruption by Tony Chavira
…probably.
2010-04-07 ACORN Redeemed, FOX Revealed by Nathan Walpow
And don’t forget the guy was arrested in a Watergate-style break-in.
2010-04-06 It Takes A Suburban Village to Make America All Better by Mike Plunkett
Right?
2010-03-31 Central Planning in Washington by Tony Chavira
Witold Rybczynski draws the wrong conclusion
2010-03-30 The Smart Growth & Untimely Death of Civilizations by Tony Chavira
Lessons Learned.
2010-03-26 Helping the Homeless on the Cheap by Tony Chavira
…the smarter way.
2010-03-08 The Statistic by Tony Chavira
…and plenty more!
2010-03-08 Skyscrapers of the Future! by Tony Chavira
…eVolo competition winners.
2010-03-05 Ganas for Public Life by Tony Chavira
A short video, a short quote.
2010-03-04 Going Soft on Green Buildings by Tony Chavira
These things are sorta related.
2010-03-02 Chile Quake May Benefit Workers Worldwide by Jim Washburn
The Establishment is all shook up.
2010-03-01 You May Find Yourself in a Beautiful House by Rebecca Schoenkopf
NYT op-ed on Obama’s new mortgage plan
2010-02-26 What I Want to Know by Donna Schoenkopf
Here are some things I want you to find out.
2010-02-25 The Grass is Always Wetter by Tony Chavira
When it’s watered.
2010-02-10 Let’s Cut to the Chase… by Tony Chavira
This is what actually matters.
2010-02-10 Get Adventurous, Get Happy by Tony Chavira
…and get back to work!
2010-02-09 I Get Letters by Donna Schoenkopf
Icy jeans make for a quick wake-up in the morning!
2010-02-08 Re-Building From Scratch: Earthquakes & War by Tony Chavira
“Let’s Re-Build!”
2010-02-04 Snowklahoma!! by Donna Schoenkopf
It’s a bitch when you’ve got no electricity!
2010-02-03 Oooh, Government That Works! by Rebecca Schoenkopf
$400 million in grants for markets that go to underserved areas
2010-02-03 Playtime With a Transit Station in Lyons, France by Tony Chavira
…a historic modernist restoration.
2010-02-01 When Is a Stripper Pole Not a Stripper Pole? by Rebecca Schoenkopf
Architecture review of the new W Hotel.
2010-01-31 See the Forest for the Buildings by Tony Chavira
… what it takes to green up the city.
2010-01-28 MVPs for Affordable Housing in Rural America by Donna Schoenkopf
What to choose when you’re thinking of building in the country.
2010-01-26 Greening Up Buildings Can Be a Double-Edge Sword by Tony Chavira
… with a few choice to make for yourself.
2010-01-20 Gov’s Gotta Keep Your Home Intact by Tony Chavira
More to mull over.
2010-01-19 Who Pays to Re-Build Haiti? by Tony Chavira
‘Not I,’ said the Businessman.
2010-01-18 My ULI Article: A Little Self-Promotion Goes A Long Way by Tony Chavira
… but why not?
2010-01-18 Total Art: Life on a Leaf by Rebecca Schoenkopf
Bitchen houses.
2010-01-18 How to Rebuild Haiti in Eight (Not-) Easy Steps by Rebecca Schoenkopf
From lots of smart people.
2010-01-15 The Good Ship Utopia by Gary Phillips
Haiti, cruise, ships, Tiger.
2010-01-14 Earthquakes and Governments by Donna Schoenkopf
Bad leadership and devastation go together like rotten eggs and a bad smell.
2010-01-12 Modernest: Like FourStory for the Home by Nathan Walpow
I’m going to try the vietnamese lemongrass green beans and tofu.
2010-01-07 I Hate HughesNet! by Donna Schoenkopf
What can you get for $100 a month? Not much.
2010-01-04 Homeless Poisoned in Colombia by Jim Washburn
Deadly New Year for some.
2009-12-26 Atheists are Taking Over!!! Move to Mississippi Now!!! by Jim Washburn
From the front lines of the War on Christmas.
2009-12-26 Saudi Arabia: Probably Not the Best Place for a Harry Potter Theme Park by Jim Washburn
More scimitar har hars from our allies in the war on reason.
2009-12-23 The Prince Will Never Understand the Pauper by Tony Chavira
… and doesn’t really understand the statement he’s trying to make.
2009-12-15 Some Green Developments by Tony Chavira
…and not just construction!
2009-12-11 Lessons from Buffalo, NY by Tony Chavira
…and what to change as we go.
2009-12-10 Gary Phillips Interview: Admits Community Activism! by Nathan Walpow
And calls Walpow a potentate.
2009-12-09 Soldiers and Families Struggling to Live Affordably by Tony Chavira
…our soldiers, our children.
2009-12-04 Skid Row Housing Project of the Future! by Tony Chavira
…maybe we won’t have to call it Skid Row anymore.
2009-12-01 Suburbs, Parks and Trains: The Tough Decisions by Tony Chavira
…and they need to be made soon.
2009-11-30 Your Choice: Smaller Payments or A Job by Tony Chavira
Whatever shall the government do?
2009-11-23 A Thanksgiving With No Crime by Tony Chavira
Visions from the Past
2009-11-23 Bicycle Cop Dave Creators Speak by Nathan Walpow
Actually, they type stuff on the computer, but you know what we mean.
2009-11-20 Zoning Out the Homeless by Tony Chavira
… strange situation in Phoenix
2009-11-17 A Love Letter to Habitat to Humanity’s LEED-ND Development by Tony Chavira
Let me count the ways…
2009-10-28 Five Communities of the Damned by Tony Chavira
Sinister hubs of planned malevolence.
2009-10-19 Bicycle Cop Dave Wheels Our Way by Nathan Walpow
We follow Dave’s quixotic day taking us into various environs of downtown Los Angeles.
2009-10-07 Murder Most Foul, It’s the Stinkiest by Jim Washburn
California “horrorcore” rapper accused in Virginia murders.
2009-10-05 Affordable Housing Developers! Procurement Opportunity! by Tony Chavira
Get on it.
2009-09-16 Pico Aliso & Revitalization - A Shameless Cross-Plug by Tony Chavira
HOPE VI to Choice Neighborhoods
2009-09-14 Art You Should See: Tom McKinley Redux by Nathan Walpow
Colors that seem real and not-real simultaneously.
2009-09-09 Ten Principles for Fixing the Mortgage and Slashing Foreclosures by Nathan Walpow
With video of the president of the National Housing Council, wearing a cool flannel shirt.
2009-09-03 No Affordable Feet for You by Nathan Walpow
Here’s a GOOD story for you to read.
2009-08-20 Eiler’s Crossing & House of Blue Lights: Art by Jorg Dubin by Nathan Walpow
A couple of pieces by the subject of FourStory’s first video interview.
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