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Why Not Just Stop Paying Rent?
by Kriston Capps
Why Asian Countries Have Succeeded in Flattening the Curve
by Marie Patino
Alone Together, in Community Resilience
by Feargus O'Sullivan
Send Us Your Questions About the Rent, Evictions, and Your Rights
by Jessica Lee Martin
Black Businesses Left Behind in Covid-19 Relief
by Natalie Hopkinson
How to Head Off a Coronavirus Housing Crisis
by Kriston Capps
The Last Daycares Standing
by Kendra Hurley

We Are Physically Distant, But Still In This Together
by Sarah Karlinsky
Cities Are Cutting the Salt from their Winter Road Diets
by Valerie Vande Panne
Embracing the Improvisation of Dockless Bike-Share
by Kristian Kloeckl
These Organizations are Putting People Over Profits
by Kelsey E. Thomas
How Affordable Housing Design Strengthens Social Resilience
by Patrick M. Condon
Next City’s 19 Best Solutions of 2019
by Next City
Foraging, and Forging, Connections in Cities
by Valerie Vande Panne

Teranga – the migrant-run Afrobeat nightclub uniting Naples – video
by Sophia Seymour, Lou Marillier, Daisy Squires, Irene Baqué , Charlie Phillips, Jacqueline Edenbrow and Chris Michael
'I had no idea hot summers could kill': how 'climate apartheid' divides Delhi – video
by Max Duncan, Anetta Jones, Chris Michael, Jess Gormley, Caterina Monzani, Noah Payne-Frank and Rishika Baruah
The case for … cities that aren't dystopian surveillance states | Cory Doctorow
by Cory Doctorow
The case for … truly taking back control – by reversing the privatisation of our cities
by Dan Hancox
The case for … making low-tech 'dumb' cities instead of 'smart' ones
by Amy Fleming
The case for … designing cities around the needs of children
by Harriet Grant and Chris Michael

Covid-19 Prevalence by Metro Area (March 30 data)
by Joe Cortright
How bad is the Covid-19 pandemic in my metro area?
by Joe Cortright
Prevalence of Covid-19 in large US metro areas
by Joe Cortright
Prevalence of Covid-19 in large US metro areas
by Joe Cortright
Covid-19: Metro Incidence Estimates, 25 March [SUPERSEDED]
by Joe Cortright
Covid-19: Metro Incidence Estimates, 22 March
by Joe Cortright
Growth rates of Covid-19 in counties with many cases
by Joe Cortright
Understanding the geography of Covid-19
by Joe Cortright

Meet Your Isolated Neighbors Through a Community Poster
by Strong Towns
What Can We Learn about Community from Social Isolation?
by Pierce Turcotte
Building Strong Local Economies (without Cheesecake Factory)
by Charles Marohn
Strongest Town: Championship Round
by Strong Towns
What Churchill Can Teach Us About Defeating Coronavirus
by Quint Studer
Effective Quarantines and Strong Towns
by Spencer Gardner

How Cities and Communities Can Rebound From the Pandemic
by Planetizen
HUD Urged to Make Tenant Income Adjustments Automatic by April 1
by Planetizen
Suppression or Mitigation? The Language of Coronavirus Containment
by Planetizen
The Disruption of 'Safer at Home' for L.A.'s Unhoused
by Planetizen
The Pandemic Offers a Chance to Rethink the Mobility Priorities of Cities
by Planetizen

What Do We Mean by “North American Design”?
by Avinash Rajagopal
When Stairs Survive a Catastrophic Seismic Event
by Construction Specialties
This Home for a Detroit Floral Designer Elevates the Everyday
by Shonquis Moreno
A Campus for the 2022 Asian Games Blossoms in Hangzhou
by Catherine Shaw
Q&A: Paul Andersen and Paul Preissner on American Framing
by Kate Wagner

The Most Liked Instagram Posts of Winter 2020 on @archinect
by Alexander Walter
Composite shelters being developed to aid hospitals in COVID-19 testing and treatment
by Justine Testado
3 virtual presentation tips for architecture students
by Sean Joyner
Not all construction projects are on hold right now
by Alexander Walter
AIA survey: COVID-19 pushes architecture industry into "uncharted waters"
by Antonio Pacheco

Stay Connected and Engaged: Upcoming ULI Webinars
by ULI Staff
Audio: Leading Voices in Real Estate
by Brett Widness
Insights for Real Estate Leaders on Public Health and the Built Environment
by Trish Riggs
What Works to Create and Sustain Mixed-Income Communities
by Rosie Hepner
ULI CEO Ed Walter: About the 2020 Spring Meeting
by Ed Walter
How the Private Sector Is Helping Mitigate Austin’s Homelessness Issues
by John Egan

RIBA president Alan Jones unexpectedly steps down
by India Block
Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 31 March
by Tom Ravenscroft
UN and WHO launch Global Call Out To Creatives to make informative coronavirus visuals
by Natashah Hitti
Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 30 March
by Tom Ravenscroft
Coronavirus reveals "the shortcomings of the traditional supply chain" says Bjarke Ingels
by Marcus Fairs

MIT’s visiting artist envisions floating, 3D-printed sculptures lighter than air
by Shane Reiner-Roth
In tribute to Michael McKinnell, the Heroic architect behind Boston City Hall
by Michael Kubo
National Geographic Headquarters plaza redesign threatens historically significant sculpture
by Shane Reiner-Roth
Thieves snatch Van Gogh painting from Dutch museum shuttered during COVID-19 outbreak
by Matt Hickman
From parking garages to parks, these are the pop-up medical facilities of the COVID-19 pandemic
by Matt Hickman

We want to hear your homebuying story
by Laura Fenton
Why the coronavirus crisis will be a catalyst in the fight for fair housing
by Patrick Sisson
Refreshed midcentury modern asks $699K
by Megan Barber
Airbnb announces $250M coronavirus relief for hosts: Is that enough?
by Patrick Sisson
Sculptural apartment building was designed to evoke a ship
by Liz Stinson
What your landlord thinks about rent right now
by Patrick Sisson

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