Creating Community with Pocket Neighborhood Founder Ross Chapin

Apr 14

In this stimulating interview on The Regenerative Real Estate Podcast, we talk to Ross Chapin, the world renown architect that popularized pocket neighborhoods, about his life experiences that led to his concept of community-oriented and nourishing housing. Learn Ross' take on what the future of housing will look like in a post COVID-19 world.

SHOW NOTES

A must buy book written by Ross Chapin called “Pocket Neighborhoods: Creating Small-Scale Community in a Large-Scale World”
Ross Chapin Architects website
What is a Pocket Neighborhood?
Christopher Alexander’s “A Pattern Language” was referenced as a ground breaking work for Chapin

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Neal Collins (he/him)

Neal is the co-founder of Latitude, a regenerative-focused real estate company that works with change agents across North America. His work has brought him around the globe across three-continents as a business leader, consultant, and project manager. He has a dynamic background that combines sustainability with investment analysis and marketing and communications. He is the host of The Regenerative Real Estate Podcast, and is a public speaker, author, and father. He holds a Bachelors in Agriculture Economics, a Masters in Sustainable Development, and is Living Future Accredited.