Garden Cities

Re-Connecting Housing and Health for a Better Future

Elizabeth Burton reminds us of the close connection between housing and health, and proposes better ways to gauge how housing may affect the health and well-being of residents.

Dec 9, 2012 The Guardian (UK)

England's First Planned Community - More than a Century Onwards

An inspiration for Ebenezer Howard and the first urban planning conference in Britain or America, Amanda Kolson Hurley looks at how Bournville has evolved.

Jan 17, 2012 The Atlantic Cities

More Garden Cities? Richard Rogers Says No

The Town & Country Planning Association of Britain recently released a report calling for more "garden cities" a la Ebenezer Howard. Famed British architect Richard Rogers thinks that's crazy.

Jul 17, 2011 Building Design

The Modern-Day Reality of New Deal Utopias

This slideshow from <em>Design Observer</em> takes a look at New Deal-era utopian cities as they exist today.

Nov 25, 2010 Design Observer