`A rose is a rose is a rose,” writer Gertrude Stein once said. For most house buyers, that could be “a stair is a stair is a stair.” But that’s not true for most home builders. Even minor differences ...

They’re a good idea, but they’re not going to liberate us from capitalism. Abundant light? Gotta be single-stair.(Shutterstock) If you’ve been around architecture and urbanism circles for the last few ...

In late September, the Culver City Council unanimously voted to pass a guarantee that developers can build up to six stories ...

Larger apartment buildings are built with two staircases, but the requirement hurts efforts to improve access to affordable housing, especially for families. A question comes up frequently in my years ...

Nashville's "smart stair" building code became official earlier in July, after it had passed the Metro Nashville Council. The change allows apartment and condo buildings to be built with a single ...

San Diego is mulling a change to its building code that supporters say would spur more family-sized apartments with better natural lighting and ventilation. The change has to do with the longstanding ...

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