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Ron Nyren

Ron Nyren is a freelance architecture, urban planning, and real estate writer based in the San Francisco Bay area.

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Infrastructure
Industry Outlook for Resilience
How can we prepare for disasters and adverse events in ways that protect communities and enhance the built environment? Experts in resilience discuss efforts to protect communities from disaster, enhance recovery efforts, increase awareness about the value of incorporating resilience, and implement resilience projects that provide additional benefits to the community.
July 11, 2016
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Design and Planning
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Resilience and Sustainability
ULX: Waterfront Open Spaces
The following ten waterfront open-space projects—all completed over the past five years—reconnect people to the water and emphasize resilience.
June 13, 2016
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Development and Construction
Industry Outlook for Adaptive Use
What are the best ways to transform older buildings to accommodate new uses? Experts in adaptive use discuss how they evaluate existing buildings, how to avoid common pitfalls, how to balance sustainability with preservation, and other trends.
May 9, 2016
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Design and Planning
ULX: 10 Industrial Structures Recast
Ten relics of the industrial past find new life as modern offices. The following ten projects—all completed during the past five years—include a shoe-polish factory refitted as a social justice center and a broadcasting studio turned into a coworking facility.
May 9, 2016
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Development and Construction
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Multifamily
Industry Outlook: Getting Density Right
How can cities increase density while enhancing livability? Members of ULI’s product councils discuss the challenges that developers and municipalities face when densifying urban and suburban areas, working with public concerns, and keeping cities attractive.
February 29, 2016
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Design and Planning
ULX: Beyond Car-Dependent Buildings
The following ten transit-oriented projects—all completed during the past five years—demonstrate strategies for fostering use of alternative forms of transportation.
February 22, 2016
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Design and Planning
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Innovation Districts & Corridors
Power in Half Measures: Pritzker Prize Winner Alejandro Aravena
When the Pritzker Architecture Prize jury selected Alejandro Aravena of Santiago, Chile, as the 2016 laureate, it was not only for what Aravena designs, but also for what he does not design. The firm for which he serves as executive director, Santiago-based Elemental, has earned international attention for designing low-cost social housing that provides “half a house”—a home that people can inhabit, plus a framework that allows them to double the size of their dwellings as they have time and resources.
February 5, 2016
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Design and Planning
ULX: 10 Smart Green Buildings
Ten buildings—all completed during the past five years—blend sustainable design strategies with automated technologies that control building systems and give occupants detailed information on resource use.
December 21, 2015
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Development and Construction
Industry Outlook for Technology in Real Estate Development
How is technology changing the built environment? Members of four of ULI’s product councils discuss how technology is changing development in their sectors, how growing up with technology has influenced the millennial generation, how the greater availability of data can benefit property owners and developers, how technology can support more sustainable development, and what potentially game-changing technologies lie ahead.
December 14, 2015
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Development and Construction
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Equitable Development
Outlook for Responsible Property Investment
How can the real estate industry balance profitability with environmental and social benefits? Members of ULI’s Responsible Property Investment Council discuss how investors can integrate profitability, sustainability, and social benefits into real estate investment decision making.
November 23, 2015
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