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ARTICLES

Residential Infill Development Increasing
EBN: Newsbrief - February 2013
More U.S. Farmland Lost to Development
EBN: Newsbrief - April 2011
Transit-Oriented Development Threatened by Air Quality Rules
EBN: What's Happening - September 2010
Design for Adaptation: Living in a Climate-Changing World
EBN: Feature - September 2009
Group to Create Rating System for Landscapes
EBN: What's Happening - November 2007
Driving to Green Buildings: The Transportation Energy Intensity of Buildings
EBN: Feature - September 2007
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CASE STUDIES

Project Image: 20 River Terrace – The Solaire
20 River Terrace – The Solaire
(360,000 sq. feet) (33,000 sq. meters)
Multi-unit residential
Project Image: 221 Molalla
221 Molalla
(34,000 sq. feet) (3,200 sq. meters)
Retail, Commercial office
Project Image: AFWA HQ
AFWA HQ
(190,000 sq. feet) (17,000 sq. meters)
Military base, Commercial office
Project Image: Alberici Corporate Headquarters
Alberici Corporate Headquarters
(110,000 sq. feet) (10,000 sq. meters)
Commercial office
Project Image: Alcyone
Alcyone
(200,000 sq. feet) (19,000 sq. meters)
Restaurant, Multi-unit residential
20 River Terrace – The Solaire
The Solaire at 20 River Terrace is a 27-story, 293-unit, glass-and-brick residential tower in Batter...
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BIBLIOGRAPHY ITEMS

Books
Visualizing Density
by Julie Campoli et al. (2007)
A Field Guide to Sprawl
by Delores Hayden (2004)
Above and Beyond: Visualizing Change in Small Towns and Rural Areas
by Julie Campoli et al. (2004)
Global City Blues
by Daniel Solomon (2003)
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ARTICLES
Image 1 Residential Infill Development Increasing
EBN: Newsbrief - February 2013
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CASE STUDIES
Project Image: 20 River Terrace – The Solaire
20 River Terrace – The Solaire
New York, NY
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Image 1 A Field Guide to Sprawl by Delores Hayden (2004)
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