The Chronicle of Higher Education

Scott Carlson profiles the work of Dr. Richard J. Jackson, chair of Environmental Health Sciences at the UCLA's School of Public Health, one of the leading voices calling for better urban design for the sake of good health.

For thousands of years, fountains always featured a water basin. Then landscape architect Peter Walker designed Harvard University's Tanner Fountain, and a revolutionary new idea was born.

This piece from The Chronicle of Higher Education looks at the role design plays in encouraging interaction amongst academics and calls out for better planning.

Urban historian Christopher Klemek discusses the significance of Jane Jacobs' writings and activism.

A number of books published over the last few years show that scholars and planners have revised the "typical" view of suburbs and sprawl.

Columbia, looking for room to grow, proposes an expansion into 18 acres of neighboring Harlem.

A database of recent campus buildings is part of the Chronicle of Higher Education's special supplement on campus architecture.

If urban areas are to improve, the public must become a more savvy consumer of good architecture.