Military Neighborhood Ranks High
11 May 2007 - 9:12am
The Charter Award-winning Ft. Belvoir neighborhood in Fairfax, VA offers a model for military base reconstruction and affordability.
"The design process for new urban military housing is revealed -- with important lessons for how to cut costs without compromising principles." John Torti of the architecture and urban design firm Torti Gallas and Partners offers some hard-won wisdom for achieving affordable results that have lasting good looks.
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New Urban News, April 21, 2007
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