Southern Urbanism

DESIGN | When Beauty and Budget Work Together

Trying to design an affordable house with an architect? Proceed with caution.

Nov 12

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October 2025

A Blueprint for New Towns

The formula is simple: Traditionalism > Modernism.

Oct 29 • 

Aaron Lubeck

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Bartholomew’s Transcription

The Quiet Roots of Property and Prejudice

Oct 22

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How a Chapel Hill Church Built 3 Tiny Homes

Their model is one that's spreading

Oct 14 • 

Eli Smith

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September 2025

The Faith-Based Housing Initiative

Why Southern Urbanism started this campaign, and why we are bullish it will work

Sep 18

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Strong Towns Need Strong Churches

Why faith-based housing needs a bottom-up, incremental approach

Sep 17 • 

Eli Smith

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August 2025

What's Next for the Sidewalk Ballet?

Despite widespread acceptance of her beliefs, Jane Jacobs failed to create the world she coveted.

Aug 26 • 

Aaron Lubeck

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July 2025

AFFORDABILITY | Tackling Atlanta’s Housing Crisis

Attainable, amenitized, walkable: An innovative development delivers on the holy trinity of infill.

Published on Southern Urbanism • Jul 28

Blending the Best of Old and New

The Future of Efficient & Durable Architecture

Jul 16 • 

Austin Tunnell

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Lessons from ReTwit and Reconvene

Do We Need Timeless Investment Strategies to Unlock Great Architecture Again?

Jul 9 • 

Austin Tunnell

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How Legalizing Craft Beer With State-level Reforms Precede Street-level Innovation

What does craft beer teach us about crafting cities? More choice allows for innovative development.

Jul 2 • 

Adeleine Geitner

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June 2025

Performing Architecture

On erasing the false dichotomy between building and designing.

Jun 25 • 

Fernando Pages Ruiz

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