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 […]

Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies publishes research on the state-by-state effectiveness of ADU policies – Archinect

anchor An ADU design by Rice University alumni Kati Gullick and Madeleine Pelzel. Image via Construct/Rice Architecture. The publication of a new research paper from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University has provided policymakers with a useful nationwide assessment of different state-level policies regarding Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) in the United States. […]