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Happy Holidays from the UrbanForm team! UrbanForm celebrates the close of 2024 with several notable new milestones. We approach the end...
Quang Truong
Dec 20, 20242 min read


That's a wrap!
For 2024 Conferences, at least! We just got back from the Bisnow Pacific Northwest Multifamily Annual Conference in Seattle, Washington,...
Quang Truong
Dec 12, 20242 min read


3 common mistakes about data
Good data will get you about 80% of the way there. The last 20% will require understanding and context that data CANNOT give you. But...
Quang Truong
Nov 18, 20242 min read


LA Multifamily
Our Co-Founder Quang writes this about his time attending the UrbanForm booth at the Bisnow Multifamily event in Los Angeles: One of my...
Quang Truong
Nov 15, 20242 min read


LA State of the Market
š¬ Yesterday two people found errors in ourĀ UrbanForm Ā Los Angeles demo within a matter of seconds š¬ But the reason why I actually love...
Quang Truong
Sep 26, 20242 min read


LA's Zoning Code = 11.5 feet tall
Approximately 11.5 feet tall (3.5 meters).Ā That's how tall all of LA's z oning Ā text would be if you stacked up the pages.Ā That's...
Quang Truong
Sep 9, 20241 min read


Zoning Levels of Detail
There is a concept in computer graphics called Levels of Detail (LOD).Ā I'd like to borrow this concept to talk about zoning Ā and...
Quang Truong
Aug 28, 20242 min read


Announcing LA
Wow, this one was a real doozy. There are 871,690 parcels in the City of Los Angeles . With 1,983 unique zoning designations. Which are...
Quang Truong
Aug 21, 20242 min read


Architecture hurting
The most recent AIA Architectural Billings Index (ABI) was released showing a continuing decline in architectural activity across all...
Quang Truong
Jun 26, 20241 min read


Learn about AI in Architecture
We've received incredible demand for our new Lunch & Learn presentation called "AI in Architecture: Fundamentals, Classifications, and...
Quang Truong
Jun 4, 20241 min read


One year. One client. A review
This is the usage chart for one ofĀ UrbanForm's subscribers over the last 12 months. They're a small architecture design and build firm...
Quang Truong
Apr 3, 20242 min read


Announcing Beaverton
We're happy to announce that BeavertonĀ is now available for all UrbanFormĀ customers ššš That means from one website, with one map, you...
Quang Truong
Mar 20, 20241 min read


Announcing Bellevue
We're happy to be able to makeĀ BellevueĀ now available for allĀ UrbanFormĀ customers ššš One of the most annoying things aboutĀ zoningĀ is...
Quang Truong
Mar 5, 20241 min read


Our "competitors"
When we first started building UrbanForm about 4 years ago, we looked around to see if there were other companies already trying to do...
Quang Truong
Feb 27, 20243 min read


UrbanForm in Texas Architect magazine
UrbanForm was featured in Texas Architect magazine in an article by Nkiru Gelles, Assoc. AIA.
Quang Truong
Jan 10, 20241 min read


Happy 2024!
Happy New Year to everyone! At UrbanForm, we're looking to continue the work that we've put in place over the past couple of years. That...
Quang Truong
Jan 8, 20241 min read


Housing Affordability
Housing affordability. That's what the Bisnow panel in Seattle yesterday was about. If I may sum it up for you: Also serving on the panel...
Quang Truong
Dec 6, 20231 min read


Elasticity of Supply
Why is housing so expensiveā It has to do with the elasticity of supply. Econ-nerds will throw around this term around all day long...
Quang Truong
Nov 29, 20231 min read


Featured Customer: Peggy Heim of Carrier Johnson + Culture Architects
It's particularly satisfying when someone who has deep experience in architecture, and in the zoning code of a particular jurisdiction,...
Quang Truong
Nov 6, 20234 min read


Missing Middle Housing
UrbanForm is very happy to be working with The Missing Middle Housing Fund to help push forward the creation of workforce housing. Read...
Quang Truong
Oct 30, 20231 min read
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