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• North Carolina Grapples With Local Design Restrictions

  The North Carolina House of Representatives has approved a bill that would prohibit local governments from using zoning ordinances to regulate building-design elements for single-family homes or duplexes

• In New York's Pricey Suburbs, A Rise In Home Elevations

  The New York Times takes a look at the effort by homeowners in the Hurricane Sandy impact area to elevate their houses.

• Brown Backlash: Kansas Moves To Prohibit Sustainability

  The Kansas legislature is considering a bill that would prevent state funds from being invested in any “sustainable” project.

• A Building Code For Tsunami Resistance?

  Should building codes address tidal waves like the wave that devastated coastal Japan? Some engineers are working on it.

• Super-Efficient Cohousing Community Springs up in Coastal Maine

  Belfast's Ecovillage isn't your typical development — it's an "intentional community" patterned after the cohousing projects of northern Europe.

• Shine On, Lustron

  These vintage prefabricated steel homes have stood the test of time

• Merging Biophilic Design with Green Building Standards

  Biophilic design is gaining traction in residental construction as an ancillary component of green building.

• The Gentrification Dilemma

  Hunter College professor Tom Angotti on how these informal acts of urbanism raise questions about gentrification.

• Notes on Minor Urbanism

  U of Buffalo associate professor Mark Shepard on how the practice of parkour can guide our view of the city.

• Growing Market for Parking-Lot Design

  As the number of parking spots, and lots, grows relentlessly higher, architects search for attractive, multipurpose solutions.