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Townbuilders is a production of the National Townbuilder’s Association, the implementers of the New Urbanism. The NTBA is a group of the leading developers, builders and architects building walkable new urban neighborhoods, and better cities, across the globe. Here are their stories.

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    • Dec 15, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 52m AVG DURATION
    • 21 EPISODES
    • 1 SEASONS


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    210 Jim Anthony - How National Builders Look at Traditional Neighborhoods and the Reveal of a Massive Habitat for Humanity Development

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 41:57


    Aaron talks with Jim Anthony of Anthony Property Group about his experience on the front lines brokering and developing better neighborhoods. Jim talks about what he is seeing the market is looking for in both walkable projects and build-to-rent. Lastly, Jim discusses his role in facilitating a Raleigh development that may be Habitat for Humanity's largest ever.

    209 Mike Ciriello – NTBA's Legacy Charette in Butner, NC, Stormwater Compliant Urbanism & Shortcomings of Modern Planning Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 66:47


    Aaron talks with Mike Ciriello, the Planning Director in Butner, NC about the NTBA's Spring 2021 visioning exercises in Butner, NC, including what worked and what could be added in future offerings. Mike also talks about how difficult it is to do walkable urbanism in highly regulated Southern watersheds, and why there is such a shortage of good urbanist planning, design, and development talent.

    208 Louis Nequette – Architect's Advice for Developers, Early Adopter Lessons of Built to Rent & Elevating Student Housing into Communities

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 48:52


    Aaron talks with Louis Nequette of Nequette Architecture and Design, an early entrant into the build-to-rent space, where he has proven that student housing can be inspiring. Louis is one of the best New Urbanist architects practicing today, and he shares what he has learned about navigating the twin development pressures of managing project costs while creating great places.

    207 Fernando Pages Ruiz – The Bleeding Edge of Building Affordable Housing, Material Innovations, and What Cities Must Do to Stay Affordable

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 69:28


    Aaron talks with Fernando Pages Ruiz, one of the most ambitious and successful builders of true affordable housing. Fernando talks about how every stud matters, new innovations in materials, and what cities have to do to stay affordable.

    206 Monte Anderson – Adaptive Re-use of Abandoned Texas, Incremental Development & “Finding Your Farm”

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 58:36


    Aaron talks with Monte Anderson of Options Real Estate in Dallas about his founding of the CNU spin-off Incremental Development Alliance, how he took the early steps to catalyze districts such as Bishop Arts, and why code reform should be the top priority for cities to foster local equity.

    205 Mike Hathorne – Universal Lessons on Community Building from the Mormon Church & A Contrarian View on Build-to-Rent

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 59:49


    Aaron talks with Mike Hathorne of Commun1ty.one about his unique research within the Mormon (LDS) community along Utah's Wasatch Front, showing that community and church success both correlate with diverse neighborhoods. His theory, proven by results, is that homogenous housing development makes for weaker communities, and ultimately LDS “ward collapse.” Mike parlays this belief into a strong critique of the build-to-rent development model.

    204 Brad Lonberger – Creating Good Form-Based Codes, TX Becoming More Participatory & Preview of NTBA's 2021 Roundtable in Ft. Worth

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 48:59


    Aaron talks with Brad Lonberger of Place Strategies about his experiences writing form-based codes, the unique idiosyncrasies of development in Texas, urban development in conservative metros, and a teaser for NTBA's 2021 Fall Roundtable in Ft. Worth, TX.

    203 – Bill Allison – Lessons on New Urbanism from the Developing World & How Developers Use Stock Plans to Create Place

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 57:14


    Aaron talks with Bill Allison of Allison Ramsey Architect about what urbanists have to learn from third world slums, his long running relationship with Habitat for Humanity, and how builders and developers use his massive stock plan catalogue of traditional architecture to create better places.

    202 Marta Goldsmith - Adoption of Form-Based Codes, Fixing Zoning & The Promise of State Preemptions

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 54:18


    Aaron talks with Marta Goldsmith, the Director of the Form-Based Codes Institute about the successes of form-based codes, a focal point of the NTBA's Fall 2021 Roundtable in Ft. Worth, Texas. Marta discusses what form-based codes are, how fast they are expanding, why Euclidean rules are still the norm, and how governments are using form-based codes to return cities to traditional urbanism.

    201 Rick Cole - CNU Executive Director, New Strategic Plan & Re-Elevating the Role of the Builder

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 68:58


    Aaron kicks off the second season of the Townbuilder's Podcast with the newly appointed Executive Director of the Congress for the New Urbanism, Rick Cole. Rick talks about the need to engage the next generation of New Urbanist practitioners, the state of the organization, the timelessness of the Charter's principles, and how he hopes to pivot CNU to ensure organizational success for decades to come.

    111 John Marsh – Redemptive Development | Rebirthing a Southern City

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 49:54


    Aaron chats with John Marsh of Marsh Collective and Redemptification from Opelika, Alabama http://redemptification.comhttps://marshcollective.com

    110 Eli Spevak – New Urbanism + Portland Co-Housing

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 39:51


    Aaron discusses co-housing, affordable housing, and urban development strategies with Eli Spevak

    109 Frank Starkey – Developing in an Offbeat Town

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 45:06


    Aaron talks with Frank Starkey, a developer in New Port Ritchie, FL and board member of the Congress for the New Urbanism

    108 Ward Davis – Financing Urbanism, Innovations and Opportunities

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 40:54


    Aaron talks with Ward Davis about financing for good urbanism, what works and what does not. Davis is principal at High Street Real Estate & Development, developer of The Village of Hendrix, in Conway, Arkansas, and currently developing two new urban neighborhoods and various infill projects in rapidly growing northwest Arkansas. Previously, Mr. Davis was a corporate finance investment banker with a focus on private equity and head of acquisitions for a public Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT).

    107 Thomas Dougherty – The American Alley: A Hidden Resource

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2021 64:28


    106 Eric Kronberg – Atlanta Development & Zoning Reforms

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 80:23


    Eric Kronberg of Kronberg Urbanists + Architects joins the podcast to discuss Atlanta development and sensible zoning reforms.

    105 Lou Marquet - A History of Weathering Downturns. Why Treating People Right Matters.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 52:57


    A History of Weathering Downturns. Why Treating People Right Matters.

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    104 Monica Johnson - Marketing Walkable Neighborhoods

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 36:05


    Marketing Walkable Neighborhoods

    103 Andres Duany - How Pandemics Affect Cities. Are Compounds the Architecture of the Future?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 38:45


    How Pandemics Affect Cities. Are Compounds the Architecture of the Future?

    102 Grant Humphreys - Market Outlook, Uncertainty, and the Sustainability of Urbanism

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 41:02


    Market Outlook, Uncertainty, and the Sustainability of Urbanism

    101 Rob Parker - Leadership through Townbuilding, How Do You Manage a Project During a Pandemic?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 28:28


    Leadership through Townbuilding, How Do You Manage a Project During a Pandemic?

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