from understanding to doing.
A practical, ever-evolving layer connecting the ideas in the archive to real organizations, communities, techniques, and tools. Explore is where you think. Resources is where you act.
what will live here
Phase 1 — this layer is still being built. Each category below is a placeholder for what it will eventually contain.
directories & networks
Established databases of active intentional communities — a starting point for finding real, existing groups, including organizations like the Foundation for Intentional Community.
coming soonconstruction & technique
Guides and references on vernacular and alternative building methods — rammed earth, timber framing, natural insulation, and the other techniques covered in the archive.
coming soonreading & theory
Foundational and contemporary writing on ekistics, settlement theory, and intentional community — for going deeper than the archive alone allows.
coming sooncommunity
A space to connect with others asking the same questions. The near-term plan is a Discord server, ahead of any in-house matching system.
in progresstools
Calculators, planning worksheets, and other practical utilities for moving from research into an actual plan.
coming soon