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Belief Was 2025. Execution Is 2026.
On a good day, ideas feel like progress.
 • Desmond Dunn

December 2025

Thank-you and a look ahead
Yesterday I turned 36.
 • Desmond Dunn
The Small Work That Makes a Place
I usually publish on Thursdays.
 • Desmond Dunn
Selling Well Beats Not Selling At All
I used to preach one line everywhere I went.
 • Desmond Dunn

November 2025

I Didn’t Plan to Consult. I Planned to Build Well.
I did not plan to become an urban design consultant.
 • Desmond Dunn
The Day the Elders Redesigned My Plan
There are moments when a room goes quiet without getting any quieter.
 • Desmond Dunn
Beyond Shelter: Housing as Justice
We like to think of housing as a market choice.
 • Desmond Dunn

October 2025

Beyond Shelter: Housing as Climate Strategy
Why where we build is just as important as what we build
 • Desmond Dunn
Bold Futures, Real Action
When I started writing here a few months ago, I didn’t have a grand plan.
 • Desmond Dunn
Beyond Shelter: Housing as Mobility
When we talk about affordable housing, the conversation often stops at stability.
 • Desmond Dunn
Beyond Shelter: Housing as Culture
When we talk about housing, we usually talk in numbers, units, cost per square foot, or percentage of Area Median Income.
 • Desmond Dunn
Beyond Shelter: Housing as Health
If you really want to understand public health, start with housing.
 • Desmond Dunn
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