Our physical environments profoundly affect our spiritual well-being. Below you’ll find articles about how we build better human habitat.
My current focus has been on architecture, and you’ll find first my draft zoning ordinance for beautifying the buildings that make up our cities and towns. You’ll also find links to my published articles on urban planning and architecture at places like Strong Towns.
(2024, November 2). Traditional Architectural Design Guidelines: A Draft Zoning Ordinance (with Illustrations).
(2023, July 6). Stop Subsidizing Suburban Development, Charge It What It Costs. Strong Towns.
(2023, February 8). Nashville an Unlikely Leader in Parking Reform. Strong Towns.
(2021, June 4). Cognitive Comfort and Visual Clutter: Is it Time we Started Regulating Style? Strong Towns.
(2021, January 27). Urban Growth Boundaries.
(2021, January 26). No Manifest Destiny: Doing the Math on Urban Growth Boundaries. Strong Towns.
(2020, October 21). The Solvent City: What Does It Look Like? Strong Towns.
(2020, September 10). How Do I Buy a House?
(2020, August 6). The Problem of Architecture.
(2020, August 21). Planning in Public.
(2020, August 17). The R-Word.
(2020, August 12). Nodes and Fringes.
(2020, August 11). I Did the Math on My Town’s Cul-de-Sacs. Here’s What I Found. Strong Towns.
(2020, August 10). The Siloed Life.
(2020, August 6). An Alien Landscape.
(2020, August 4). Legalism in Planning.
(2019). Sprawl and Roadway Maintenance Obligations: A Strong Towns–Inspired Fiscal Analysis. Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, 36(4), 343–356.
(2013). Columbia, Tennessee, Comprehensive Planning: Neighborhood Revitalization and Infill Housing Choices. Tennessee’s Business, 21(2), 16-17.
(2011, May/June). Green Revolution in Franklin, Tennessee. Main Street Now.