Courtyard Urbanist
Alicia Pederson, John ManoochehriCourtyard Urbanist, founded by Alicia Pederson, PhD, is a research and development brand advancing courtyard block design for North American cities, drawing on Europe’s best neighborhoods to upgrade U.S. cities with family-friendly courtyard blocks.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 30 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 13 days ago |
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The Policy We Need / The Policy We Have
Yesterday I posted a split-screen image on X/Twitter. One image showed valuable urban land used in an intelligent and pro-social manner. The other showed valuable urban land used ineptly as box stores and parking lots.
On the left, we have...
Invitation to join me at Edge City in California the final week of June
I wanted to flag it here because the final week - Environments of Tomorrow (June 22-27) - is about the things this community thinks about. It’s hosted by Kevin Fishner and Devon Zuegel, and it covers three threads: architecture and urbanism...
Courtyard Urbanist Market Brief
April 2026: The Courtyard Window Is Opening Wider
Dear Friend, Subscriber, and Courtyard Urbanism Enthusiast,
The Death of the Office Tower and the Rise of the Live-Work Neighborhood
Just as one slows to stare at a car wreck on the highway, so am I captivated by the stream of “distressed asset” headlines cross-cutting my newsfeed. It is a slow-motion REIT pile-up: iconic office towers, once the blue-chip anchors of the...
Copenhagen's New 5-Minute Neighborhood: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Courtyard Urbanist is the leading newsletter for architects, planners, developers, and enthusiasts bringing family-friendly courtyard blocks to American cities.
Nordhavn is one of Europe’s most ambitious urban redevelopment projects...
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Courtyard Urbanist, founded by Alicia Pederson, PhD, is a development brand advancing courtyard block design for North American cities, drawing on Europe’s best neighborhoods to revitalize U.S. cities with family-friendly housing.
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