https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/townbuilders--4533545enBusinessCopyright NTBAhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/940a6de4a8676a376f26eef21a0f54aa.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/townbuilders--4533545Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:06:24 +0000Levi WintzLevi Wintzinfo@ntba.netTownbuilders 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...false43700f37-ace3-5e5e-b971-cd489ad9edefepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/403-mike-hathorne-the-great-housing-reversal-the-new-american-dream--72745007https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72745007Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:05:02 +0000Levi WintzIn 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...3561false43fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/402-scott-snodgrass-developing-agrihoods-and-leveraging-agricultrual-amenities--72430008






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.




]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72430008Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:25:02 +0000Levi WintzIn 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...






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.




]]>4224false42fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/401-jan-sramek-building-the-next-great-american-city--72074954https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72074954Wed, 20 May 2026 10:00:03 +0000Levi WintzIn 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...3407false41fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/310-devon-zuegel-from-software-engineer-to-townbuilder-building-a-new-village-in-california-wine-country--68539961https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68539961Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:58:06 +0000Levi WintzIn 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...4581false310fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/309-joel-embry-the-story-of-amelia-park-and-aging-in-place--67847050https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67847050Mon, 22 Sep 2025 15:05:07 +0000Levi WintzIn 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...3905false39fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/308-alli-thurmond-quinlan-a-swiss-army-knife-approach-to-design-development-and-doing-it-all--67697361https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67697361Wed, 10 Sep 2025 15:10:07 +0000Levi WintzIn 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,...5560false38fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/307-rob-parker-building-for-human-flourishing--67548157https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67548157Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:12:14 +0000Levi WintzIn 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,...3526false37fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/306-laurence-qamar-scales-of-community-designing-towns-that-grow-organically--67361394https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67361394Thu, 14 Aug 2025 03:30:07 +0000Levi WintzIn 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”...3728false36fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/305-mike-watkins-wisdom-from-the-world-s-most-experienced-town-architects--67183344https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67183344Wed, 30 Jul 2025 14:30:07 +0000Levi WintzIn this episode, Levi and Michael discuss the role of the town architect. For nearly 40 years, Mike has worked at the forefront of the new urbanism movement—starting at the charrette for Kentlands, Michael eventually became town architect of the...3823false35fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/304-ross-chapin-rediscovering-the-pocket-neighborhood-pattern-building-community-culture--66645360https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66645360Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:30:07 +0000Levi WintzIn this conversation, Levi sits down for a long-anticipated conversation with Ross Chapin, who instigated a national revival of "pocket neighborhoods"—small clusters of homes designed to foster real community. Ross shares how a single project in a...4366architecture,cottage-court,cottages,design,newurbanism,ntba,pocket-neighborhood,ross-chapin,townbuildersfalse34fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/303-david-horwath-developing-with-purpose-competing-with-suburbia-scaling-the-townbuilding-model--66401002https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66401002Wed, 04 Jun 2025 22:50:07 +0000Levi WintzIn this episode, Levi sits down with David Horwath of Land Innovations to unpack what it means to develop with purpose in a landscape dominated by conventional suburbia. They explore the challenges—and opportunities—of scaling the traditional...3942false33fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/302-casey-roloff-starting-young-dreaming-big-the-journey-behind-building-washington-s-beach-town--66188789https://seabrookwa.com.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66188789Wed, 21 May 2025 18:15:52 +0000Levi WintzIn this episode, our host Levi Wintz sits down with Casey Roloff, founder and CEO of Seabrook which has been affectionatly coined, “Washington’s Beach Town”. Casey shares his journey from painting houses in college to building one of the most...https://seabrookwa.com.]]>4585architecture,cnu,design,development,newurbanism,new-urbanism,planning,real-estate,seabrook,townbuilders,urbanism,urban-planningfalse32fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/301-aaron-lubeck-the-impacts-of-media-and-advocacy-in-our-built-environment--65980511Levi Wintz sits down with Aaron Lubeck — builder, land planner, zoning reformer, and former host of the show.
Aaron is a prolific writer and as editor of Southern Urbanism, he brings sharp insights and passion as he shares what it takes to build a better built environment — and why it matters more than ever.
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65980511Wed, 07 May 2025 19:59:29 +0000Levi WintzIn the reboot episode of the Townbuilders Podcast, new host Levi Wintz sits down with Aaron Lubeck — builder, land planner, zoning reformer, and former host of the show. Aaron is a prolific writer and as editor of Southern Urbanism, he brings sharp...Levi Wintz sits down with Aaron Lubeck — builder, land planner, zoning reformer, and former host of the show.
Aaron is a prolific writer and as editor of Southern Urbanism, he brings sharp insights and passion as he shares what it takes to build a better built environment — and why it matters more than ever.
]]>4064architecture,design,development,new-urbanism,ntba,real-estate,townbuilding,urbanism,zoningfalse31fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/210-jim-anthony-how-national-builders-look-at-traditional-neighborhoods-and-the-reveal-of-a-massive-habitat-for-humanity-development--47919495https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47919495Wed, 15 Dec 2021 09:55:01 +0000Levi WintzAaron talks with Jim Anthony of Anthony Property Group about his experience on the front lines brokering and developing better neighborhoods. Jim talks about what he is seeing the market is looking for in both walkable projects and build-to-rent....2517false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/209-mike-ciriello-ntba-s-legacy-charette-in-butner-nc-stormwater-compliant-urbanism-shortcomings-of-modern-planning-education--47832010https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47832010Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:50:02 +0000Levi WintzAaron talks with Mike Ciriello, the Planning Director in Butner, NC about the NTBA’s Spring 2021 visioning exercises in Butner, NC, including what worked and what could be added in future offerings. Mike also talks about how difficult it is to do...4007false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/208-louis-nequette-architect-s-advice-for-developers-early-adopter-lessons-of-built-to-rent-elevating-student-housing-into-communities--47507738https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47507738Wed, 17 Nov 2021 09:55:14 +0000Levi WintzAaron talks with Louis Nequette of Nequette Architecture and Design, an early entrant into the build-to-rent space, where he has proven that student housing can be inspiring. Louis is one of the best New Urbanist architects practicing today, and he...2932false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/207-fernando-pages-ruiz-the-bleeding-edge-of-building-affordable-housing-material-innovations-and-what-cities-must-do-to-stay-affordable--47397940https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47397940Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:55:05 +0000Levi WintzAaron talks with Fernando Pages Ruiz, one of the most ambitious and successful builders of true affordable housing. Fernando talks about how every stud matters, new innovations in materials, and what cities have to do to stay affordable.4168false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/206-monte-anderson-adaptive-re-use-of-abandoned-texas-incremental-development-finding-your-farm--47173367https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47173367Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:55:09 +0000Levi WintzAaron talks with Monte Anderson of Options Real Estate in Dallas about his founding of the CNU spin-off Incremental Development Alliance, how he took the early steps to catalyze districts such as Bishop Arts, and why code reform should be the top...3516false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/205-mike-hathorne-universal-lessons-on-community-building-from-the-mormon-church-a-contrarian-view-on-build-to-rent--47171670https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47171670Wed, 27 Oct 2021 08:55:02 +0000Levi WintzAaron talks with Mike Hathorne of Commun1ty.one about his unique research within the Mormon (LDS) community along Utah’s Wasatch Front, showing that community and church success both correlate with diverse neighborhoods. His theory, proven by...3589false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/204-brad-lonberger-creating-good-form-based-codes-tx-becoming-more-participatory-preview-of-ntba-s-2021-roundtable-in-ft-worth--47049252https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47049252Wed, 20 Oct 2021 08:55:11 +0000Levi WintzAaron talks with Brad Lonberger of Place Strategies about his experiences writing form-based codes, the unique idiosyncrasies of development in Texas, urban development in conservative metros, and a teaser for NTBA’s 2021 Fall Roundtable in Ft. Worth, TX.2939false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/203-bill-allison-lessons-on-new-urbanism-from-the-developing-world-how-developers-use-stock-plans-to-create-place--46948835https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46948835Wed, 13 Oct 2021 08:55:02 +0000Levi WintzAaron talks with Bill Allison of Allison Ramsey Architect about what urbanists have to learn from third world slums, his long running relationship with Habitat for Humanity, and how builders and developers use his massive stock plan catalogue of...3434false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/202-marta-goldsmith-adoption-of-form-based-codes-fixing-zoning-the-promise-of-state-preemptions--46857508https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46857508Thu, 07 Oct 2021 09:55:03 +0000Levi WintzAaron talks with Marta Goldsmith, the Director of the Form-Based Codes Institute about the successes of form-based codes, a focal point of the NTBA’s Fall 2021 Roundtable in Ft. Worth, Texas. Marta discusses what form-based codes are, how fast they...3258false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/201-rick-cole-cnu-executive-director-new-strategic-plan-re-elevating-the-role-of-the-builder--46767273https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46767273Fri, 01 Oct 2021 05:00:09 +0000Levi WintzAaron kicks off the second season of the Townbuilder’s Podcast with the newly appointed Executive Director of the Congress for the New Urbanism, Rick Cole. Rick talks about the need to engage the next generation of New Urbanist practitioners, the...4138false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/111-john-marsh-redemptive-development-rebirthing-a-southern-city--44304118http://redemptification.com
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https://marshcollective.com]]>2994false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/110-eli-spevak-new-urbanism-portland-co-housing--44092275https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44092275Mon, 29 Mar 2021 01:14:19 +0000Levi WintzAaron discusses co-housing, affordable housing, and urban development strategies with Eli Spevak2391false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/109-frank-starkey-developing-in-an-offbeat-town--43888908https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43888908Mon, 15 Mar 2021 00:59:56 +0000Levi WintzAaron talks with Frank Starkey, a developer in New Port Richey, FL and board member of the Congress for the New Urbanism2706false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/108-ward-davis-financing-urbanism-innovations-and-opportunities--43679170https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43679170Mon, 01 Mar 2021 01:43:09 +0000Levi WintzAaron talks with Ward Davis about financing for good urbanism, what works and what does not. Davis is principal at High Street Real Estate & Development, developer of The Village of Hendrix, in Conway, Arkansas, and currently developing two new urban...2454false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/107-thomas-dougherty-the-american-alley-a-hidden-resource--43466396https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43466396Sun, 14 Feb 2021 23:51:48 +0000Levi Wintz3868false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/106-eric-kronberg-atlanta-development-zoning-reforms--43231925https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43231925Mon, 01 Feb 2021 17:41:23 +0000Levi WintzEric Kronberg of Kronberg Urbanists + Architects joins the podcast to discuss Atlanta development and sensible zoning reforms.4823false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/105-lou-marquet-a-history-of-weathering-downturns-why-treating-people-right-matters--40176498https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40176498Mon, 05 Oct 2020 04:00:17 +0000Levi WintzA History of Weathering Downturns. Why Treating People Right Matters.3177false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/104-monica-johnson-marketing-walkable-neighborhoods--40176500https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40176500Mon, 21 Sep 2020 04:00:18 +0000Levi WintzMarketing Walkable Neighborhoods2165false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/103-andres-duany-how-pandemics-affect-cities-are-compounds-the-architecture-of-the-future--40176501https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40176501Mon, 07 Sep 2020 04:00:03 +0000Levi WintzHow Pandemics Affect Cities. Are Compounds the Architecture of the Future?2325false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/102-grant-humphreys-market-outlook-uncertainty-and-the-sustainability-of-urbanism--40176499https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40176499Mon, 24 Aug 2020 04:00:04 +0000Levi WintzMarket Outlook, Uncertainty, and the Sustainability of Urbanism2462false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/101-rob-parker-leadership-through-townbuilding-how-do-you-manage-a-project-during-a-pandemic--40176502https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40176502Mon, 10 Aug 2020 04:00:09 +0000Levi WintzLeadership through Townbuilding, How Do You Manage a Project During a Pandemic?1708false1full