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In the Metropolis podcast “Deep Green,” hosted by Editor in Chief Avi Rajagopal, Katie Ackerly engages in a conversation with Deputy Editor Kelly Beamon regarding sustainability and affordable housing.
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This San Francisco island is slated to have more than 400 housing units open in the next 18 months.
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Design pros from across the country, including DBA Principal Pedram Farashbandi, say they value close collaboration with their construction colleagues.
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Placing compatible uses together can add convenience, support social encounters, and build lasting bonds. Just look at East Oakland’s Tassafaronga Village.
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The David Baker Architects Principal discussed the ins and outs of specifying healthy interiors that are also sustainable and affordable.
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The American Institute of Architects drew 12,000 architects to San Francisco and an underlying theme was exploring the chasm between the types of housing that an ever-more varied society needs, and what actually is provided.
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Modular construction and a tight budget didn’t prevent San Francisco architects from giving this affordable housing project an exuberant look, inside and out.
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Ezra Klein dives into the challenges that affordable housing development faces.
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Brady Block, the San Francisco Business Times Best Residential Deal of 2022.
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David Baker Architects’ Principal Brett Randall Jones, AIA, draws on his affordable housing expertise to pursue a new approach to hotel design that engages communities.
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SN&R summarizes Principals David Baker, FAIA, and Caroline Souza's, AIA, discussion at the desigNarrative Speaker Series in West Sacramento.
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DBA implemented a modular construction method and fast-tracked financing to deliver its Tahanan Supportive Housing complex.
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Four DBA projects are highlighted as must-see sites in Birmingham!
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David Baker, FAIA shares his expertise of design and fabrication, proving that professional prowess and social consciousness for housing families and the unhoused, are not mutually exclusive.
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Chelsea Johnson, AIA and Jonas Weber, AIA of DBA describe their experience with modular housing—highlighting innovations and hurdles along the way.
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Amanda Loper, Daniel Simons, and David Baker discuss the principles within our new book, 9 Ways to Make Housing for People.
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Three books that signal the housing trends of today — and new paradigms for the future.
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An in-depth look at one of our key strategies for building community-centered housing.
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A look at Tahanan Supportive Housing as a prototype for homeless housing.
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A supportive-housing project by David Baker Architects in SF takes on homelessness with clever financing and inventive construction.
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DBA Principal Amanda Loper, AIA, LEED AP, has been recognized for for her exceptional leadership and significant contributions to the architecture profession early in her career.
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The Passive House Accelerator breaks down Harvey West Studios and the sustainability initiatives of the modular housing project in Santa Cruz.
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Advice from some 2021 AIA National Young Architects—including Principal Amanda Loper, AIA, LEED AP.
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This Green Science Policy Institute report delineates where PFAS are used and the critical task of finding safer alternatives.
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Featured in Iron City Ink: Community members hope big projects and new initiatives bring some glory back to the historic Birmingham neighborhood.
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Daniel Simons and Jonas Weber talk through the logistics of bringing modular housing to San Francisco’s unhoused residents.
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A new Potrero Hill market-rate development of note.
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Tech + Practice: February 2020