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Quang Truong
6 days ago1 min read
When Building or Rebuilding. . .
The first barrier when you're looking to build, or rebuild, is figuring out what the zoning allows. This is where UrbanForm can help, and...
Quang Truong
Jan 81 min read
Happy 2025!
Albert and Quang at the UrbanForm offices, 2025 We hope everyone has had a good Holiday Break and is looking forward to a prosperous and...
Quang Truong
Dec 20, 20242 min read
More, please. . .
Happy Holidays from the UrbanForm team! UrbanForm celebrates the close of 2024 with several notable new milestones. We approach the end...
Quang Truong
Dec 12, 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
Nov 18, 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 15, 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
Sep 26, 20242 min read
LA State of the Market
😬 Yesterday two people found errors in our UrbanForm Los Angeles demo within a matter of seconds 😬 But the reason why I actually love...
Quang Truong
Sep 9, 20241 min read
LA's Zoning Code = 11.5 feet tall
Approximately 11.5 feet tall (3.5 meters). That's how tall all of LA's z oning text would be if you stacked up the pages. That's...
Quang Truong
Aug 28, 20242 min read
Zoning Levels of Detail
There is a concept in computer graphics called Levels of Detail (LOD). I'd like to borrow this concept to talk about zoning and...
Quang Truong
Aug 21, 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
Jun 26, 20241 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 4, 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
Apr 3, 20242 min read
One year. One client. A review
This is the usage chart for one of UrbanForm's subscribers over the last 12 months. They're a small architecture design and build firm...
Quang Truong
Mar 20, 20241 min read
Announcing Beaverton
We're happy to announce that Beaverton is now available for all UrbanForm customers 🎉🎉🎉 That means from one website, with one map, you...
Quang Truong
Mar 5, 20241 min read
Announcing Bellevue
We're happy to be able to make Bellevue now available for all UrbanForm customers 🎉🎉🎉 One of the most annoying things about zoning is...
Quang Truong
Feb 27, 20243 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
Jan 10, 20241 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 8, 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
Dec 6, 20231 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
Nov 29, 20231 min read
Elasticity of Supply
Why is housing so expensive⁉ It has to do with the elasticity of supply. Econ-nerds will throw around this term around all day long...
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