An argument that operational urban planning can be improved by the application of the tools of urban economics to the design of regulations and infrastructure. Urban planning is a craft learned through practice. Planners make rapid decisions that have an immediate impact on the ground—the width of streets, the minimum size of land parcels, the... Continue Reading →

1. Land Use Act The Land Use Act of 1978 put all land under the management of the government. The decree was to be advantageous for the country and its citizens with regulations to protect public interest as well as create efficiency of land use all over the country. Purchasing land in Nigeria today without acquiring... Continue Reading →

Of course, a non-regulated market place at a transit intersection Despite the innovative application, yet it condemns the urban mangers for their failure to draw interactive socio-economic patterns and opportunitues

Early in November, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), together with the World Bank (WB), Family Homes Fund (FHF) and FMDQ, hosted the Nigerian Affordable Housing Roundtable that brought in players from both the demand and supply side of the industry, as well as government representatives, to debate the issues concerning Affordable Housing in Nigeria. The... Continue Reading →

Missing Middle is a range of multi-unit or clustered housing types compatible in scale with single-family homes that help meet the growing demand for walkable urban living. Explore The Types of Missing Middle Housing and read our insights. Carriage House Fourplex Multiplex Small Townhouse Live & Work Courtyard Apartments “Well-designed ‘Missing Middle’ buildings unify the walkable streetscape as they greatly diversify... Continue Reading →

By Jessica Stewart on December 4, 2018 They say that trends are circular and what’s old becomes new again. This is true for fashion, music, and art. In the case of architecture, there’s no architectural style that exemplifies this principle better than Brutalism. From the mid-20th century, this style rose in popularity before reaching its peak in the mid-1970s, when... Continue Reading →

Cities! Do you know the implications of your parking minimums? If you require 2 car spaces per 100 square meters of floor space, you are mandating parking to be more than 1/3 of the floor space built. That leaves less than 2/3 for the main land use.

BY RACHEL KAUFMAN | NOVEMBER 30, 2018 San Francisco has become the first major U.S. city to propose removing all parking minimums, with legislation introduced in October, Quartz repor The city’s minimum parking requirements, which date to the 1950s, require one car space per residential unit, the nonprofit Livable City says. However, San Francisco has... Continue Reading →