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New barn-inspired ADU ‘looks like it was always there’ – Evanston RoundTable

Sign up for our free newsletter to have Evanston news delivered directly to your inbox every weekday! The RoundTable’s Two-Minute House Walk column takes readers inside some of Evanston’s most distinctive dwellings. We aim to showcase the history, style, architecture and design of homes throughout the city, from grand lakefront residences to cozy coach houses, modern apartments […]

County offers free accessory dwelling plans – Benitolink: San Benito County News

Lea este articulo en español aquí. San Benito County homeowners wishing to build additional housing on their property can look to the county’s free, pre-approved Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) plans. The county hired CallisonRTKL, an architecture, design and urban planning consultant firm, to develop six ADU plans, county Principal Planner Arielle Goodspeed said. The plan […]

Selected Designs Announced in the Casita Model Plan Competition – City of Tucson

Published on November 16, 2023 Planning and Development Services (PDSD) is excited to announce the designs selected in the Casita Model Plan Design Competition. This initiative, made possible through the AARP 2023 Community Challenge grant awarded to PDSD in June, aimed to foster innovation in casita design and provide a platform for emerging architects and […]

City of San Antonio, Able City celebrates housing in communities – City of San Antonio

City of San Antonio, Able City celebrates housing in communities, winners of Accessory Dwelling Unit Design Competition SAN ANTONIO (November 16, 2023) – A home for family was a common inspiration behind the winning designs of the Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) Design Competition highlighted at the ADU Design Award Ceremony on Nov. 11 at Prospera Housing […]

Meet the Stanford grad who created a ‘plug-in’ ADU to solve the housing crisis – Palo Alto Online

A work crew moves the pieces of the kitchen/bathroom module from a pickup truck to the new accessory dwelling unit in North Fair Oaks. Image from YouTube, courtesy Derek Ouyang. As cities statewide grapple with California’s housing crisis, one Stanford University grad has come up with an affordable solution for families living in East Palo […]

Solana Beach approves updates for ADU ordinance to comply with state law – The San Diego Union-Tribune

Solana Beach City Council members unanimously approved an ordinance during their meeting last week that updates local accessory dwelling unit regulations to comply with state law. “We’ve heard pros and cons about ADUs,” Solana Beach Mayor Lesa Heebner said. “The pros are that hopefully it provides some housing for some folks and provides options for […]