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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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Development and Construction
Industry Outlook for Reinventing Cities
How can cities redevelop with the flexibility needed to handle population growth, increasing density, and changing uses? Members of ULI’s Urban Development/Mixed-Use Councils discuss challenges that cities face in reinventing themselves, exemplary projects, the role of municipalities in encouraging transformation, the potential pitfalls of attempting reinvention, and other trends.
August 13, 2015
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Design and Planning
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Resilience and Sustainability
Industry Outlook for Sustainable Design
Members of ULI’s Sustainable Development Council discuss ideas for redesigning the urban realm in ways that consume fewer resources and reduce or reverse environmental impacts. New technologies include driverless vehicles, decentralized water systems, landscapes that filter water, and buildings that reduce urban air pollution.
August 3, 2015
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Design and Planning
ULX: 10 New Projects by High-Profile Designers
The following ten projects by internationally known architecture firms—all completed during the past five years—include buildings that create and shape public open space, fitting inventively into neighborhoods and historic contexts without dominating them.
July 6, 2015
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Development and Construction
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Resilience and Sustainability
Industry Outlook: Recreational Development
How are developers catering to boomers, gen Xers, and millennials whose expectations were affected by the Great Recession? Members of ULI’s Recreational Development Council discuss opportunities for repositioning and new construction in the coming years, changes in consumer preferences and demographic trends, and other factors influencing resort, vacation, and second-home destinations.
April 20, 2015
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Economy, Market & Trends
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Industry Sectors
Product Council Outlook for Affordable Housing
Experts on affordable housing and members of ULI’s Affordable/Workforce Housing Council discuss how to make affordable housing less costly to build and more supportive for residents.
March 16, 2015
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Design and Planning
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Residential
ULX: 10 Next-Wave Mixed-Income Housing Projects
Ten new multifamily developments blend units for residents at a variety of income levels in or near urban cores.
February 23, 2015
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Design and Planning
ULX: Incorporating Urban Agriculture
The following projects—all completed during the past five years—include a golf course transformed into a farm; a range of rooftop gardens, from soil-based to hydroponic; and residential developments with gardens, edible landscaping, and orchards.
January 5, 2015
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Development and Construction
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Residential
Product Council Insight: Outlook for Master-Planned Communities
Members of ULI’s Master-Planned Communities Council discuss factors that homebuyers look for in communities; ways that developers are partnering to enhance access to retail, health care, education, and other services; strategies for fostering a sense of community among residents; and other trends.
December 15, 2014
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Development and Construction
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Hotels and Resorts
Industry Outlook for Hotel Development
Technology and changing travel habits are checking in as long-term guests.
November 17, 2014
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Design and Planning
ULX: 10 Tall Buildings on the Horizon
Ten buildings ranging from 11 to 57 stories take height in new directions.
October 17, 2014
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