Sitephocus December 09 update...

Our most recent update featuring New Town at St. Charles near St. Louis went live last week. Many more photos are available at www.sitephocus.com. Next month will feature more of St. Louis with the recently opened urban sculpture park CityGarden, Central West End, Forest Park, plus a few other sites. Here are a few photos from the update:

Mixed-use building in the Town Center

Porous concrete paver pavement

Waterfront park with lawn terrace steps

Church at the town center



Single-family streetscape
Single family homes adjacent one of the many lakes at New Town

Single-family townhomes disguised as a larger single family home.

Townhome streetscape at New Town

ReBurbia - voting ends the 18th

Urban Sprawl Repair Kit

Dwell and Inhabitat's sponsored competition, ReBurbia, is coming to a close with voting on the Top 20 Finalists ending on Aug. 18th. In particular, be sure to check out Galina Tahchieva's Urban Sprawl Repair Kit: Repairing the Urban Fabric.

Another interesting submittal is the BIG BOX AGRICULTURE: A Productive Suburb.

Though as a stand-alone concept the Ag vision does little to repair the established sprawl infrastructure, paired with a concept such as the Sprawl Repair Kit it could be much more effective. Utilizing the existing structures for year-round local food production through large scale greenhouse facilities could provide an added component to sustainability of these suburban retrofits. The Sprawl Repair Kit can then be employed on the vast seas of parking and strip malls typically surrounding big box developments.

Big Box Agriculture rendering

CNU 17 in Denver....

CNU just wrapped up it's yearly Congress in Denver. Unfortunately, I couldn't make it this year due to office schedule, but wanted to post this video that's a quick primer on New Urbanism....

Sitephocus April 09 update

Sitephocus recently uploaded our April update from Alabama. Sites include the A&P Development in Montgomery, The Waters in Pike Road, and the Beach Pavilion in Gulf State Park (Gulf Shores). We also included the conservation development Serenbe, located just outside of Atlanta, Georgia. Sample photos are below and you can find the rest of the update here.

Serenbe






Atlantic and Pacific Development (A&P)



Beach Pavilion - Gulf State Park

The Waters