The sustainable development of towns and cities moves forward at landmark summit

This past October, world leaders and key representatives from the 193 member states of the United Nations were invited to meet in Quito, Ecuador for the celebration of Habitat III—the third world summit to take place over the course of four decades since its conception in 1976— directed toward promoting socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities— and specifically, providing adequate shelter for all. 

No business development plan and no relationship management endeavor would be complete without a networking strategy. Networking helps you position yourself, build your professional assets and propel your business forward.

It literally takes a village to achieve success in the affordable housing development industry.

Successful affordable housing development requires the skills, actions, and collaboration of capable people in every sector of the industry. Many of the top developers in the U.S. cite a strong partnership approach as the foundation for their accomplishments.

7 WAYS AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

For most people, housing is their greatest —and most stressful—expense.

Lack of affordable housing continues to strangle the budgets of mid- and low-income families, with many spending more than 50 percent of their income on rents and mortgages, while living one paycheck away from facing foreclosure and homelessness.

Is experience creation the new reality in the hospitality business?

For the greater part of the twentieth century, the hospitality industry focused on creating cocoons of comfort where travellers could repose, nurture, and refresh themselves, while safely exploring the exoticism of other cities, cultures, and customs.
The goal of the hospitality industry at the time was simply to create a safety zone where one might dip one’s toe in a bit of strangeness during the daytime— with the guarantee of a warm bed and an equally warm (and recognizable) meal at night.

Architectural leadership for the new millennium.

As architects, we are at a crossroads.

According to a recent study from Georgetown University, architecture is currently the career path with the highest overall incidence of unemployment in the United States. This study reveals that 17.5% of recent graduates from the nation’s architectural schools are unemployed and 42% of the architectural firms in the country have either gone bankrupt or have been forced to radically alter their business models in order to survive.