Minimizing both financial and economic waste, the SHED is a flexible dwelling that takes only one day to build or deconstruct. After it is deconstructed, it can be rebuilt in other buildings, filling derelict structures that would remain otherwise vacant. Composed of OSB, lamb’s wool insulation, and recycled polyester, the design is affordable and sustainable.

The home’s stretched veranda form is a model of economic and democratic design of extruded and repeated elements. It’s no accident that this generates major cost savings, thermal efficiencies, and is generous in shared amenities for all residents. The terrier, however, is mostly interested in the view from his eye level.

The Providence Place mall was conceived as a major driver of economic development for the city.

The majority of the boys’ bathroom is clad in economic, white ceramic tile. A band of yellow tiles delineates each boy’s personal area, and the color continues across the ceiling. The Andy Warhol pixelated tiles by Dune were an indulgence, and they were used sparingly for impact.

Global Innovation Heat Map. McKinsey & Company. Client: World Economic Forum. United States and Germany, 2009. Processing. Photo: McKinsey & Company

The storefront was donated to Yes Please More by Denver Pavilions. "There's been a lot of empty space due to the economic market," Corrigan says. "This is a way to reactivate it."

Organic design characterizes the tram station at Bellevue, a popular square and site of the opera house. Zurich’s trams are hailed as a model for an economic, environment-friendly urban transport system.

A City Farm worker sows the seeds of Ken Dunn's efforts. The proposed Mobile City Farmstead would allow the farms to adjust to their city's evolving economic and social landscapes with ease.

Soothing finishes and peaceful vibes, even to the most economic spaces.

"It was interesting looking at the Betel Nut stores from the perspective of my relatives in Taiwan and people of higher economic class who perhaps see the girls as in some ways exploited. But talking to the girls minds began to change."

The economic crash corresponding to the coronavirus pandemic brought a visible surge in homelessness.

Despite the economic downturn, the city is still booming with construction—as evidenced by the fleet of cranes on the horizon.

A cover from October 15, 1936 promotes jewels, accessories, and furs despite the looming economic depression.

Eco Kindi is located next to a large lake in Vinh, an economic and cultural center in north-central Vietnam.

Isolated Building Studies: Washington Park “I’m focused on how to visualize social and economic changes,” says the University of Chicago PhD student studying sociology and urban communities. “To me, these houses standing on their own represent clear ways of getting into important discussions about how larger economic forces influence the constitution of our cities.”

“I suppose you could consider me part of a subculture who lived in various inner-city spaces,” says Simpson, whose previous homes include ad hoc spaces in industrial warehouses, floors of office buildings, and units above shops and bars. In designing his Island Bay home completely from scratch, he retained his experimental spirit: “We wanted a house that responded to our wider social, environmental, and economic concerns rather than something that blindly followed convention,” he says. Unassuming in sight, the home’s corrugated-metal cladding (above) recalls the tin shed, a vernacular housing type in the region.

According to the listing, the town "was the silver thread to Los Angeles, being partially responsible for its growth and economic development."

This is a 1951 sketch by Swedish textile artist Marianne Richter of tapestry that eventually hung in the United Nations Economic and Social Council Chamber.

Seventy percent of profits from the store's sale are returned to the creator, while 20 percent are used for operations, and the remaining 10 percent go toward Yes Please More's creative grants program. "We've seen this as an economic generator for creative industry," Corrigan says. "We give money through grants, we're working on a coworking space, and then here's an outlet for selling the goods." Shown here, Horndribbles by Lucas Richards.

New public gathering space will anchor the site as a civic heart of downtown, offering key opportunities for events and redevelopment that will drive economic renewal.

The living area provides space for First 72+’s executive director, Troy Glover, economic empowerment manager Meagan Jordan, and Delone to meet.

The living area provides space for First 72+’s executive director, Troy Glover, economic empowerment manager Meagan Jordan, and Delone to meet.

A forthcoming book this fall on alternative economic systems is co-edited by Gus Speth, co-chair of the Next System Project initiative of the Democracy Collaborative.

In a nod to the South African tradition of the economic use of brick, the same face brick is used in different applications including the masonry walls, external paving and vaulted ceiling.

The Sands Motel (above) and Lincoln theater are close to each other in downtown Cheyenne. The area has seen economic and cultural revitalization in recent years, with The Lincoln hosting acts such as Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Animal Collective.

A power line stands in front of the Roundhouse Wind Project. Although Wyoming is the country’s largest producer of coal, the wind farm provided a lifeline during the Covid pandemic’s economic downturn, spiking tax revenue.

This chart reveals that aesthetic concerns ruled over economic and social ones in the minds of architects; the difference in importance is most exaggerated for participants in Group I. As Serraino puts it,

Dusheiko utilizes skylights usher in natural light and improve ventilation. "There are many health benefits by allowing sunlight in as well as economic advantages as it reduces the need to use artificial light during the day,

The site's current low-density residential nature presents an opportunity to counter urban sprawl with a sustainable, integrated development that meets the growing demand for housing and amenities while capitalizing on Austin's economic vibrancy.

The project leverages its proximity to Austin to offer a blend of small-town quality of life with access to a larger tech ecosystem. Georgetown's affordability and economic growth make it an attractive location for tech professionals and startups.

In another project, Benjamin worked with SHoP Architects, Natalie Jeremijenko, and the New York City Economic Development Corporation to install sensors on live mussels in order to track water quality in the East River in New York City.

“High-density living achieves numerous social, environmental and economic benefits,” architect Clare Cousins explains. “[Our clients’] decision to remain in a small space allowed their modest budget to be maximised by efficient spatial planning and a creative composition of commonly available materials.”

Detroit's Jefferson-Chalmers District has been declared a National Treasure as the first project in the National Trust for Historic Preservation's ReUrbanism initiative. The designation celebrates the area's 20th-century past as well as the bourgeoning neighborhood's role in the city's economic revival. savingplaces.org/reu... Photo: Jeffrey Sauger

For the 700-acre development site at Candlestick Point and Hunters Point Shipyard in San Francisco, he designed a master plan that seeks to re-create some of the city's lost habitat types, while at the same time improving environmental health, spurring economic development, and creating new open space and habitat.

Q-City: An Investigation (2010) by Front Studio, Yen Ha, Michi Yanagishita, and Joshua Cummings. On display as part of the Landscapes of Quarantine show, a group exhibition at Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York, on view through April 17, 2010.From curators Geoff Manaugh and Nicola Twilley: "Quarantine spaces are usually hidden: the sick and suspect are kept out of sight and out of mind behind closed doors or on remote islands. But is there a way to make quarantine visible, marbling it throughout the fabric of the city? What would the social, economic, infrastructural, and architectural implications of a “separate but equal,” city-wide distributed quarantine be? Front Studio’s investigation led them to consider the ethics of enforced segregation, the behavioral impact of economic incentives, and even the potential adaptive reuse of phone booths – all mapped onto the streetscapes of New York City."