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The lack of affordable housing and the city's overburdened shelters led to a range of possible ways to combat the problem—but it was inspiration from the houseless community themselves ("houseless" is a preferred term within the community) that led to the start of an innovative solution.  In the spring of 2016, a group called the Village Coalition—made up of advocates, activists, and houseless individuals—joined forces with several student fellows and faculty Sergio Palleroni and Todd Ferry from the Center for Public Interest Design (CPID), a research and action center within the Portland State University 's School of Architecture. Working together, they created the POD Initiative (Partners On Dwelling) to address  houselessness in the city. They observed that the houseless community had been establishing their own informal "villages" around the city. As a result, the group reached out to the greater architecture community , asking them to apply their...

Atlanta's has an array of rental options. It is a sprawling place where land is not at a diamond premium as in other premier cities. Expect to encounter amenity-rich complexes with functions, fountains, and racquetball. There are downtown high-rises and bungalows in the social heart of the city. Also, with summer temperatures well over 90 degrees many of the apartment communities have awesome ways to help you beat the heat: outdoor areas with built in bbqs, pools and gyms. Some choose row houses near universities and in developing neighborhoods. Yes, you can even live near the Varsity if you crave those hot dogs that much... What'll ya have: Cumberland-Smyrna: Edge cities to Atlanta, the Cumberland-Smyrna areas are scaled down amalgams of financial districts and mega- family centric zones . Home to offices (more space here than in Miami), malls, hotels, and, recently, The Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre . This area, especially if you work herein, is one of those places you...

The Gold Coast secret may have been out for years, but the residents of the Gold Coast suburb of Benowa believe their piece of paradise remains something of a hidden gem. While the oceanfront from Main Beach to Coolangatta captures more than its share of the booming Gold Coast property headlines , there are suburbs within cooee of the sea that offer a special combination of lifestyle and economic advantage. Just five kilometres inland of Surfers Paradise, and close to the Nerang River flowing out to the Broadwater, Benowa Waters was one of the earliest suburban extensions to follow the original canal excavations at the nearby Sorrento canal estate . renowned Royal Pines Golf Course, host of the Australian PGA." /> The suburb is best known for the world- renowned Royal Pines Golf Course, host of the Australian PGA. Photo: Paul Harris Benowa is now firmly established as one of the Gold Coast’s premier suburbs with a range of property types , many waterfront with accompanyi...

Imagine in the years ahead that you were to come across a photograph of the Melbourne streetscape from 2017. Two things would immediately signify it as being from today – the number of cranes across the skyline and at street level, the construction hoardings glistening with glamourous promise. Melbourne is now experiencing the most dramatic real estate boom in living history – this feverish development has seen 13,000 new apartments constructed each year for the past two years with plans for another 22,000 over the next few years. And like that photograph of the 2017 streetscape, one can also take another kind of record, a typographic snapshot. Fonts can tell us something about a time and a place. Within the real estate industry , this is centred around branding – and more specifically those ubiquitous logos weaved throughout our urban landscape. In an age when each individual building demands a logo as much as an address, and often these congeal (8 Breese, 85 Spring Street) or fil...

Aug 16, 2017 The first time Captain Noorullah Aminyar traveled to the United States, in 2012, he felt calm and peaceful in a way he never had before. Back home in Afghanistan, he had slept fully clothed , boots on, hand on his rifle. The Taliban attacked every night, and he had to be ready. "But when I come to America," he told me, "I have no stress in America. I sleep good. I tell you, I have no stress. It was really easy. It was a good thing. You feel safe. I was born in the war. I grew up in the war. Always, your life is in danger. You find a little safe time, for sure you'll be happy." Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Advertisement - Continue Reading Below For Aminyar, then twenty-eight, coming to America was an honor and an achievement. He attended the prestigious Defense Language Institute in San Antonio, the culmination of more than a decade of studying English, followed by a basic infantry officer 's course at Fort Benning, Georgia, with Ame...