Thriving During the Pandemic: The Story of One Urban Community
Caddis Collaborative is excited to be designing CoHousing Houston, a new community in the East End of Houston, Texas. Recently, two community members talked with Bryan about his “jump” into cohousing. Visit the Caddis blog to read more and listen to the podcast.
Jumping Into Cohousing
Caddis Collaborative is excited to be designing CoHousing Houston, a new community in the East End of Houston, Texas. Recently, two community members talked with Bryan about his “jump” into cohousing. Visit the Caddis blog to read more and listen to the podcast.
What We’re Reading: Samantha Recommends “The Shack”
Ready for a riveting book based on a true story? Check out office manager Samantha Marr-Farrand’s favorite book, The Shack, written by William P. Young
American Cities Can Learn and Evolve
Caddis Collaborative concludes its blog series, “Evolving Toward Inclusive Cities.” This week’s post – “American Cities Can Learn and Evolve” – calls for readers to join us to make positive change in communities across the United States.
A Vision for Change: Tulsa on the Move
Caddis Collaborative continues its blog series, “Evolving Toward Inclusive Cities.” This week’s post – “A Vision for Change: Tulsa on the Move” – tells the story of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre, the white terrorist destruction of the Greenwood neighborhood, also known as Black Wall Street.
Creating Inclusive, Complete Communities
Caddis Collaborative continues its blog series, “Evolving Toward Inclusive Cities.” This week’s post – “Creating Inclusive, Complete Communities” – looks at ways cities can adapt to be more livable for everybody and more inclusive to those who are currently excluded in our cities and towns.
Inclusionary Zoning and Housing Justice
Caddis Collaborative continues its blog series, “Evolving Toward Inclusive Cities.” This week’s post – “Inclusionary Zoning and Housing Justice” – looks at new ways to envision housing in American cities.
The Air We Breathe Isn’t “Natural”
Caddis Collaborative is excited to launch a five-part blog series, “Evolving Toward Inclusive Cities.” Join us as we explore why American cities are segregated and exclusionary – and learn how we can undo the sins of the past. This week in “The Air We Breathe Isn’t ‘Natural,’” we look at the history of exclusionary practices.
Bedrooms Are For People: Housing Justice in Boulder, Colorado
Caddis Collaborative is excited to support Bedrooms Are For People, a housing justice citizen-led initiative in Caddis’s hometown of Boulder, Colorado. If you live in Boulder, consider signing the online petition to get the initiative on November’s ballot. Those outside Boulder can contribute to the effort through financial donations. Read more in our blog post.
What We’re Reading: Kristen Recommends “The Happiness Project”
Ready to get inspired? This month, we check in with principal architect Kristen Uitto, whose current favorite book is Gretchen Rubin’s The Happiness Project.
What We’re Reading: Molly Recommends the Harry Potter Series
It’s never too late to fall in love with a classic! This month, we check in with job captain Molly Kostoff, whose go-to reading is J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Find out why she returns to these books again and again.
Opening a Path in Urban Design
Bryan Bowen, principal architect at Caddis Collaborative, talks about the Carnegie Mellon University faculty who influenced him while he was a student there. Read his blog post to find out how they helped to open a path for him in urban design.
What We’re Reading: Rachel Recommends “The Color of Law”
Curious to know what books have inspired folks at Caddis Collaborative? This month, we check in with intern architect Rachel Baker, who recommends Richard Rothstein’s 2017 book, The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America.
What We’re Reading: Jesús Recommends “438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea”
Curious to know what Caddis Collaborative folks are reading? This month, we check in with project architect Jesús Bendezú, whose current favorite book is Jonathan Franklin’s 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea. Read more about why Jesús chose this bestseller from 2016!
A Very Merry Fly Through at CoHousing Houston
Caddis Collaborative congratulates a young member of CoHousing Houston, a forming community in the East End of Houston, Texas, which we’re designing. Inspired by Caddis’s “fly through” video tour of the community, this 11-year-old future resident created his own fly through tour of the community at Christmas. Check out this whimsical – but accurate! – portrayal of life in cohousing.
What We’re Reading: Stephen Recommends “The Agony and the Ecstasy”
We love to share what we’re reading! This month, we check in with project architect Stephen Eckert, who recommends The Agony and the Ecstasy, Irving Stone’s classic biographical novel about the life of Michelangelo.
What We’re Reading: Kelly Recommends” Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage”
Wondering what inspires us at Caddis Collaborative? This month, we check in with project architect Kelly Siu, whose favorite book is Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage, Alfred Lansing’s classic story of the 1914 Ernest Shackleton expedition to Antarctica.
Understanding a Housing Development Budget
Confused by the relationship between the sale prices of the homes and the mixed composition of your cohousing community’s development budget? Caddis Collaborative sheds some light on this topic in our most recent blog post!
Urban Cohousing: Eight Case Studies
When you think of cohousing, you might think of cohousing developments, ecovillages, and other intentional communities in rural environments. Historically, there have been a number of communities in rural areas – and new communities are still being built. But in light of the desire to conserve land, water, and energy, [...]
Memel, South Africa: What Else Can Happen When You’re Building Homes
In 2012, Caddis Collaborative was hired to design a cohousing project in Memel, South Africa, and cohousing-inspired dwellings in the nearby black township of Zamani. Bryan Bowen, principal and architect at Caddis, got right down to business. He traveled to Memel and Zamani several times and became immersed in [...]
What We’re Reading: Brandon Recommends “Point of Impact”
Caddis Collaborative loves to read! This month, we check in with job captain Brandon Farrand. He recommends Stephen Hunter’s bestselling thriller Point of Impact.
Listening to Residents: Community Engagement as Part of Good Design
Good community engagement means drawing folks out to be heard – before putting pencil to paper. Using fun and effective tools in addition to lightly facilitated open dialogue yields great results. Each planning process differs, but here’s one recent example of Caddis’s approach to community engagement. For a project we’re [...]
Bryan Bowen Wins Green Building Leadership Award
Caddis Collaborative is delighted to announce that principal architect Bryan Bowen has won the Colorado Green Building Guild’s Leadership Initiative Award for 2019. The award is given to a CGBG member who has shown exceptional and noteworthy commitment to advancing the craft of green building and has led or encouraged others to do the same. Learn more about CGBG and the award.
Woodward Park City Featured in SketchUp Blog
Kelly Siu was recently interviewed by Michelle White at SketchUp to discuss how we used the program to model Woodward Park City. Some topic covered are: How our office uses SketchUp Incorporating the SketchUp model into a video to help foster good community engagement How SketchUp [...]
Woodward Park City
Update January 11, 2018: Woodward Park City, was approved unanimously Tuesday night by Summit County! The 52,000 SF year-round action sports recreation center and training facility will be built at Gorgoza Park, UT. Designed to accommodate people at all skill levels, Woodward Park City will include both indoor and outdoor [...]