Intercollegiate team Nexus takes the top prize at the 2026 ULI Hines Student Competition–Europe for their innovative urban strategy for Les Ardoines in Paris.
Designed for working people 55 and older, the development blends housing, wellness, and social spaces to support connection and long-term stability.
Public-private investment, innovative financing, and coordinated development strategies are accelerating housing redevelopment and restoring neighborhood markets in Baltimore.
Commercial real estate professionals and AI engineers often approach problems in fundamentally different ways. Bridging that translation gap may be the key to unlocking billions in untapped value.
Industry Voices
Explore how DOORWAYS’ Jefferson Avenue Campus in St. Louis integrates housing and 360-degree HIV care to empower residents and redefine urban development.
Developers, investors, and lenders discuss cost-efficient construction, preservation strategies, and new capital partnerships to expand housing affordability.
Discover how firms like Hart Howerton integrate coastal resilience into architecture, using forward-looking science to design buildings that endure for 70+ years.
The riverfront park redesign integrates flood mitigation, stormwater management, and green infrastructure with flexible public space along the St. Johns River.
How public-private partnerships and targeted urban infrastructure are advancing downtown revitalization and the creative economy in a midsize market.
A billion-dollar-plus airport terminal illustrates how integrated delivery, early stakeholder alignment, and structured governance can change the odds for major infrastructure projects.
ULI Advisory Services
How an Urban Land Institute Advisory Services Panel helped guide downtown Nashville’s recovery and long-term economic development.
As a member of a ULI Advisory Services Panel in Buffalo, Chapman helped shape recommendations for a historic Black corridor facing decades of disinvestment. He reflects on community trust, creative problem-solving, and what it takes to turn vision into lasting impact.
New resilience framework touches on infrastructure, economy, equity, housing, and cultural vitality.
Best Practices
An interdisciplinary team representing the University of Texas at Austin has won the 2026 ULI/Hines Urban Design Competition with a plan to transform Austin’s Hancock Center into a sustainable, connected hub dubbed “The GreenLink.”
Capital Markets & Finance
As construction activity slows outside data centers, reduced project starts could weigh on job creation, local investment, and urban growth trajectories.
Economists analyze the rising risk of stagflation. Discover how high inflation and low growth could impact multifamily, retail, and industrial property values through 2026.
As Congress prepares to renew and refine the program, the real question isn’t whether capital flowed, but whether it reached the communities that needed it most.
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