Townbuilders

Levi Wintz
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Townbuilders is a production of the National Townbuilder’s Association, implementers of the New Urbanism. The NTBA is a group of the leading developers, builders and architects building walkable, human centric places, neighborhoods, and cities, across the globe. These are their stories.

  1. 30 jun

    403 Mike Hathorne - The Great Housing Reversal & the New American Dream

    In this episode, Levi sits down with Mike Hathorne, urban strategist and author of The Great Housing Reversal. Mike's new book argues that America's housing crisis isn't a shortage problem; it's a misalignment problem: we're still building for a 1970s household in a 2020s world. They discuss what the demographic data is actually showing, why the systems keep us locked into building the wrong product, and why the market is screaming for walkable, community-oriented developments.

  2. 10 jun

    402 Scott Snodgrass - Developing Agrihoods and Leveraging Agricultrual Amenities

    In this episode, Levi sits down with Scott Snodgrass — farmer, entrepreneur, and founder of Agmenity. to talk about what it really means to build an agrihood. Scott came to real estate by way of the farm. After getting drawn is to do consulting for a neighborhood regenerative farm, Scott started a business of consulting for developers looking to create agricultural amenities before eventually starting Meristem Communities and doing a development himself. Today, Indigo, is a 235-acre walkable, mixed-use community on the outskirts of Houston built around a working farm at its center. Scott is one of the leading voices in the nation when it comes to developing agrihoods and is a wealth of knowledge on the subject.

  3. 20 mei

    401 Jan Sramek - Building the Next Great American City

    In this episode, Levi sits down with Jan Sramek, CEO and founder of California Forever — one of the most ambitious development projects in the United States today. The plan is to build a new walkable city for more than 400,000 residents in Solano County, northeast of San Francisco, anchored by a world-class manufacturing park and the largest shipyard in America. In this conversation, Levi and Jan discuss how he raised a billion dollars and quietly assembled 70,000 acres, how the traditional urbanism of American cities like Charleston and Savannah have inspired the design, and what phase one of building a city from scratch actually looks like.

  4. 12-11-2025

    310 Devon Zuegel - From Software Engineer to Townbuilder, Building a New Village in California Wine Country

    In this episode, Levi sits down with Devon Zuegel, a former software engineer and the visionary behind Esmeralda, a proposed 260-acre village in California’s wine country. Inspired by childhood memories and a personal obsession, Devon has set out to create a place that solves the issues she saw in the built environment and that could be a blend of vibrant urbanism and intentional community. She shares how she’s navigating California’s complex regulatory environment, the idea of pop-up villages to create community, raising long-term capital, and how to build trust with locals.

  5. 22-09-2025

    309 Joel Embry: The Story of Amelia Park and Aging in Place

    In this episode, Levi sits down with developer and NTBA veteran Joel Embry, the visionary behind Amelia Park, one of the earliest and most fully realized traditional neighborhood developments (TNDs) in the Southeast. Joel shares the origin story of Amelia Park—from his early exposure to Seaside and meeting Andrés Duany, to navigating the banking world and architectural challenges of building something radically different. Their conversation dives deep into the importance of aging in place, community design as a tool for public health, and the social science behind walkable neighborhoods. Joel also introduces his latest venture, Civic Telehealth, which aims to bridge the gap between healthcare and home life in aging communities. This is an inspiring, wide-ranging discussion on legacy, purpose, and how design can shape human flourishing—especially in our later years.

  6. 10-09-2025

    308 Alli Thurmond Quinlan - A Swiss Army Knife Approach to Design, Development, and Doing It All

    In this episode, Levi and Alli Thurmond Quinlan explore the complexity of building great places — from small infill projects to large-scale master plans. Alli shares how her multidisciplinary background as an architect, landscape architect, developer, and Executive Director of the Incremental Development Alliance has shaped her approach to vertically integrating her firm, RANGE. They discuss the challenges of working with cities, strategies for making suburban development 25% better, and how IncDev may be prepared to train the next generation of town builders.

  7. 29-08-2025

    307 Rob Parker: Building for Human Flourishing

    In this episode, Levi sits down with Rob Parker — president of the NTBA, co-founder of the Town at Trillith,and a longtime leader in purpose-driven placemaking. Rob shares how his background in nonprofit leadership shaped his approach to townbuilding, and why human flourishing has become the guiding principle behind his work. They also discuss the groundbreaking Global Flourishing Study from Harvard, Baylor, and Gallup, and what its early findings could mean for developers, planners, and specifincally, other townbuilders. Whether you’re new to placemaking or deep in the trenches, this episode offers practical wisdom and fresh inspiration for building places that matter.

  8. 14-08-2025

    306 Laurence Qamar - Scales of Community, Designing Towns that Grow Organically

    In this episode, Levi sits down with Laurence Qamar is a town planner and architect with over three decades of experience designing walkable neighborhoods and new-urbanist developments across the country. Laurence shares his “Scales of Community” framework — a scalable, flexible approach to town planning that allows neighborhoods to grow organically, block by block. We explore what makes a place walkable, how alley-loaded blocks change the development equation, and how tools like the transect can guide more thoughtful design. Laurence also reflects on his work in communities like Seabrook, Bella Beach, and Woodbury.

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Townbuilders is a production of the National Townbuilder’s Association, implementers of the New Urbanism. The NTBA is a group of the leading developers, builders and architects building walkable, human centric places, neighborhoods, and cities, across the globe. These are their stories.

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  • Maker
    Levi Wintz
  • Jaren actief
    2020 - 2026
  • Afleveringen
    34
  • Beoordeling
    Veilig
  • Copyright
    © Copyright NTBA
  • Website van aflevering
    Townbuilders

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