How to Turn Your Neighborhood into a Village

Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to Portland, Oregon to talk with architect Mark Lakeman, founder of Communitecture Architecture and the City Repair Project. Mark initiated a movement in Portland to transform the homogenous neighborhoods of the city into places that have many of the qualities and characteristics that are found in some of the most treasured villages on Earth.

Mark reveals the things you need to know to transform your own neighborhood into a village.

Mark Lakeman's architecture firm: https://www.communitecture.net/

The City Repair Project: https://cityrepair.org/

Special thanks to Maitreya Ecovillage in Eugene, Oregon for letting us film their sweet spot: http://www.maitreya-ecovillage.org/ Andrew Millison: https://www.andrewmillison.com/  

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