“Often, people will think of ‘urban’ as a euphemism for some kind of deficit. Our program recognizes that, while there are certain sources of stress, trauma, or experiences of income insecurity, there ...

Italian architect and researcher Dr. Chiara Mazzarella has long been captivated by the idea of finding better ways to use empty buildings. Across Europe, millions of homes and commercial buildings lie ...

Despite being portrayed as having vastly different ideologies, people in rural communities have a lot of opinions in common with their urban counterparts, a new study from the American Communities ...

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increase in the amount of time individuals spend in their residences. This has led to a rise in conversation on health and well-being, as people are ...

Children growing up in a low-income urban community in Vellore are now facing two seemingly opposite forms of malnutrition ...

This blog post was authored by Jeff Kuhnhenn, AIA, LEED AP, Director of Architectural Design, Gresham Smith. Over the past 40 years, there has been a slow but radical realignment in how designers and ...

It is election season in many countries. Political pundits, media outlets, and other observers frequently underscore the growing polarization across rural and urban communities during this time. 1-3 ...

It’s summer, and it’s been hot, even in northern cities such as Boston. But not everyone is hit with the heat in the same way, even within the same neighborhood. Take two streets in Boston at 4:30 p.m ...