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In the West: 20 towns of the future

Palo Alto, San Diego, Tucson, Pasadena, Denver, Boise, Fairbanks, and more: Here's why to live in these cities now

Photo by Liam Frederick, , story by Christine Ciarmello and Samantha Schoech

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Tucson: Innovative building

A new guard of architects and designers is changing the look of Tucson by designing fresh, innovative, and environmentally sound buildings.

Architects like Rob Paulus and the husband-and-wife team behind Ibarra Rosano Design Architects are using materials like Rastra, made from 85% recycled Styrofoam; recycled denim and adobe in their ultra-modern homes and urban infill projects.

Next up: a large-scale mixed-use project from Ibarra Rosano that includes a 10-acre working organic farm; and from Paulus, modern live/work spaces in a dilapidated downtown building.