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Concerns About Europe's Largest Urban Revitalization Project
Thames Gateway is the largest urban-regeneration project in Europe, set to accommodate up to a million people.
Blair Urges U.S. To Help Fight Global Warming
U.K. Prime minister Tony Blair appealed to the U.S. to support measure to address global warming.
'Chain' -- A New Film About Sprawl
Jem Cohen's movie "Chain" demonstrates the bland, alienating anonymity of contemporary privatized urban landscapes.
The Architectural Version Of 'Extreme Makeover'
What happens when 23 architects are asked to collaborate on a single hotel in Madrid?
How To Help?
Architects and planners are eager to help tsunami victims rebuild. But Western solutions are not always the best.
Environmentalist Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Kenyan environmentalist, Wangari Maathai is the first African woman and first environmental activist to win the prize.
What Is The Value Of Architecture Schools and Their Research?
Cambridge University's school of architecture may be closed because it's research is deemed inadequate.
Biofuels Will Not Solve Our Environmental Problems.
The widespread adoption of biofuels might reduce vehicle emissions, but it would also be a humanitarian and environmental disaster.
Can Tesco's Architects Ever Satisfy The Critics?
The British supermarket giant Tesco has carefully designed some new superstores, but it's branches are still "breeding like shrink-wrapped rabbits."
Shanghai's City Planners Struggle With Unremitting Growth
While Shanghai has been rising faster and higher than any city in the history of the world, the city itself is slowly sinking.
Fears Over Yucca Mountain Could Spell Trouble For Bush
The controversial nuclear waste storage facility in Nevada is causing some residents in this swing state to re-think their support for President Bush.
The Demolition Will Be Televised
Viewers will be asked to identify Britain's worst building and it will be demolished live on television in a new architecture-themed reality show.
Scientists Fear 'Runaway' Greenhouse Effect
An unprecedented leap in C02 levels over the past two years is leading some scientists to wonder if the Earth's atmosphere is losing its ability to absorb greenhouse gases.
UK's Housing Market The 'Mother Of All Bubbles'
Housing prices in Britain have risen so high and so quickly that experts fear a dramatic drop in prices is inevitable.
Student 'Takeover' Prompts Large Scale Planning Proposal
Exclusion zone for student housing proposed in attempt to bring life back to areas where full-time residents are a minority.
The UK's 'Ciabatta Cities' Syndrome
Urban degeneration marches gnarled hand in chain store glove with redevelopment, writes the Guardian's architecture critic.
A Global Warning?
Scientists claim man-made climate change is linked to the recent devastating hurricanes.
The Secret Tunnels Of Paris
Miles of secret tunnels and catacombs lie beneath the city of Paris.
Bush's War On The Environment
In his new book "What We've Lost" Graydon Carter reviews George W. Bush's "atrocious" record on the environment. An excerpt from the book.
What's Parked In The Street Can Change The Value Of Your House
What your neighbor drives can increase or decrease the value of your house.
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