Central Michigan University has decided to pause a proposed $134 million residential housing project on the university’s campus. The university board of trustees voted Thursday to temporarily delay a decision on the potential Washington Commons student-housing community project after the finance and facilities committee met Wednesday. The board agreed to […]
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Low-carbon construction: check Passive low-energy design: check Right next to a planned major transit stop: check Mid-scale “missing middle” housing: check Deluxe bicycling facilities instead of off-street parking: check Article continues after advertisement A recent proposal for a Northeast apartment building seems tailor-made for the Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan, which passed […]
Rice University architecture students design and draw dozens of buildings during their college career, and sometimes, one of their ideas becomes a structure for Houstonians to use. Madeleine Pelzel, Kati Gullick and Alex Oetzel — Rice graduates who returned for the unveiling of a 625-square-foot “accessory dwelling unit,” or ADU, […]
The Mexican architect Frida Escobedo, who at 38 was the youngest architect to design the Serpentine Pavilion in 2018, has been selected to design the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new $500 million Modern and contemporary art wing, the museum announced on Sunday. “It’s a very important commission,” said the museum’s […]
A proposed market-rate development on Sonoma Highway received raves from city officials last week, as the Sonoma Planning Commission took an initial look at a planned 7-unit modular apartment building at the corner of Highway 12 and Lyon Street. “This is exactly what the city needs,” Planning Commissioner Larry Barnett […]
A new 408-unit apartment complex in The Heights will bring more residential growth to one of Houston’s hottest neighborhoods. Residents are expected to start moving in this weekend into the first phase of Domain Heights, a two-building mid-rise apartment project developed by CityStreet Residential at 401 W 25th Street. Construction […]