Townbuilders

Townbuilders

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.

Episodes

404 Blair Humphreys - Wheeler District, Converting an Airstrip into an Urbanist Neighborhood

September 3, 2026 • 76 mins
In this episode, Levi sits down with Blair Humphreys, Founder and President of Wheeler District, a 140-acre traditional neighborhood built from scratch on a long-neglected stretch of the Oklahoma River. The old abandoned airstrip is now a bustling neighborhood that is restoring an area of Oklahoma City that has long been divested. They discuss how a Ferris wheel became an unlikely brand anchor, how a TIF agreement made the numbers ...
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403 Mike Hathorne - The Great Housing Reversal & the New American Dream

June 30, 2026 • 59 mins
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...
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402 Scott Snodgrass - Developing Agrihoods and Leveraging Agricultrual Amenities

June 10, 2026 • 70 mins








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 eventua...
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401 Jan Sramek - Building the Next Great American City

May 20, 2026 • 56 mins
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 billi...
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310 Devon Zuegel - From Software Engineer to Townbuilder, Building a New Village in California Wine Country

November 12, 2025 • 76 mins
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 navigati...
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309 Joel Embry: The Story of Amelia Park and Aging in Place

September 22, 2025 • 65 mins
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. The...
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308 Alli Thurmond Quinlan - A Swiss Army Knife Approach to Design, Development, and Doing It All

September 10, 2025 • 92 mins
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 cit...
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307 Rob Parker: Building for Human Flourishing

August 28, 2025 • 58 mins
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 w...
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306 Laurence Qamar - Scales of Community, Designing Towns that Grow Organically

August 13, 2025 • 62 mins
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 alle...
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305 Mike Watkins: Wisdom from the World's Most experienced Town Architects

July 30, 2025 • 63 mins
In 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 pioneering development in Maryland and he now continues to guide planning and design for developments across the country. We get into the practicalities and philosophy of town ar...
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304 Ross Chapin - Rediscovering the Pocket Neighborhood, Pattern-building, & Community Culture

June 20, 2025 • 72 mins
In 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 small Washington town sparked a national movement and reshaped how we think about neighborhood design. We explore the foundational ideas behind his work, including the “scale ...
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303 David Horwath - Developing with Purpose, Competing with Suburbia, & Scaling the Townbuilding Model

June 4, 2025 • 65 mins
In 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 neighborhood development (TND) model while preserving the character, craftsmanship, and culture that make great places work. From aligning with legacy-minded landowners to building...
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302 Casey Roloff - Starting Young, Dreaming Big: The Journey behind building Washington's Beach Town

May 21, 2025 • 76 mins
In 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 celebrated coastal communities in the country. They dive into the challenges of starting young, the lessons learned along the way, and Casey’s newest venture—The ...
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301 Aaron Lubeck - The Impacts of Media and Advocacy in our Built Environment

May 7, 2025 • 67 mins
In 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 insights and passion as he shares what it takes to build a better built environment — and why it matters more than ever.
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210 Jim Anthony - How National Builders Look at Traditional Neighborhoods and the Reveal of a Massive Habitat for Humanity Development

December 15, 2021 • 41 mins
Aaron 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. Lastly, Jim discusses his role in facilitating a Raleigh development that may be Habitat for Humanity’s largest ever.
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209 Mike Ciriello – NTBA’s Legacy Charette in Butner, NC, Stormwater Compliant Urbanism & Shortcomings of Modern Planning Education

December 8, 2021 • 66 mins
Aaron 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 walkable urbanism in highly regulated Southern watersheds, and why there is such a shortage of good urbanist planning, design, and development talent.
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208 Louis Nequette – Architect’s Advice for Developers, Early Adopter Lessons of Built to Rent & Elevating Student Housing into Communities

November 17, 2021 • 48 mins
Aaron 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 shares what he has learned about navigating the twin development pressures of managing project costs while creating great places.
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207 Fernando Pages Ruiz – The Bleeding Edge of Building Affordable Housing, Material Innovations, and What Cities Must Do to Stay Affordable

November 10, 2021 • 69 mins
Aaron 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.
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206 Monte Anderson – Adaptive Re-use of Abandoned Texas, Incremental Development & “Finding Your Farm”

November 3, 2021 • 58 mins
Aaron 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 priority for cities to foster local equity.
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205 Mike Hathorne – Universal Lessons on Community Building from the Mormon Church & A Contrarian View on Build-to-Rent

October 27, 2021 • 59 mins
Aaron 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 results, is that homogenous housing development makes for weaker communities, and ultimately LDS “ward collapse.” Mike parlays this belief into a strong critique of the bui...
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