The Chronicle of Higher Education

The Threat of Poor Urban Design to Public Health

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.
23 January 2012 - 11:00am
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Rethinking The Fountain

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.
2 May 2008 - 9:00am
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Improving Design Can Improve Interaction

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.
20 March 2008 - 5:00am
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Jane Jacobs' Legacies

Urban historian Christopher Klemek discusses the significance of Jane Jacobs' writings and activism.
28 April 2006 - 5:00am
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New Visions Of Suburbia

A number of books published over the last few years show that scholars and planners have revised the "typical" view of suburbs and sprawl.
23 March 2006 - 9:00am
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Space-Poor Columbia U. Eyes Harlem Expansion

Columbia, looking for room to grow, proposes an expansion into 18 acres of neighboring Harlem.
30 September 2004 - 12:00pm
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New Campus Architecture Database

A database of recent campus buildings is part of the Chronicle of Higher Education's special supplement on campus architecture.
24 March 2004 - 6:00am
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The Multiple Failures Of Architecture Education

If urban areas are to improve, the public must become a more savvy consumer of good architecture.
9 January 2003 - 9:00am
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