Urban Development / Real Estate

Walkable Las Vegas?

Developers and locals in Las Vegas are pinning hopes onto the new CityCenter development to bring walkability to the desert city.
12 November 2009 - 11:00am
MSNBC

Beautiful Beirut

A former Beirut resident returns to the Lebanese city to find a vibrant and emerging tourist destination, but with many of the quirks of a developing country.
12 November 2009 - 9:00am
The Guardian

Prince Charles, Vancouverism, and the search for Sustainable Urbanism

Tue, 11/10/2009 - 16:01

This past Saturday, I had the honour of joining a group of invited urbanists and sustainability experts, in a special dialogue put on by The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment, and Vancouver's Simon Fraser University. Among other things, the event was to launch a new partnership between these two innovative organizations around research and curriculum for sustainable urbanism.

ULI Advises 'Buy or Hold Multifamily' Developments

Kaid Benfield reads ULI's latest 'Emerging Trends' report, and finds, amidst the doom and gloom, significant support for infill and smart growth.
10 November 2009 - 1:00pm
NRDC Blog

Beijing Getting Bigger, Clearing Thousands of Homes

Chinese officials have decided to expand Beijing's Central Business District, clearing out nearly four square kilometers with 10,000 homes on it in the process.
10 November 2009 - 12:00pm
The Infrastructurist

A Sea of Infrastructure

An ex-pat American returns home to Milwaukee, and is overwhelmed by the extensive auto-oriented infrastructure needed to support the U.S. lifestyle, very different from his life in Almeria, Spain.
9 November 2009 - 12:00pm
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

There Are Planners, And There Are Politicians

Put the chief planners of seven of North America's most progressive cities in a room and ask about their challenges, they inevitably point to the overriding role of the political leaders they serve. Expanding public open space also was raised.
9 November 2009 - 7:00am
S.F. Streetsblog

Types of Development for the Creative Class

Cool Town Studios offers this list of 19 development types for the creative class.
9 November 2009 - 5:00am
Cool Town Studios

Land and Water Unite in Waterfront Redevelopments

Cities across the globe are rediscovering their waterfronts. As this piece from Places discusses, revitalization of these former industrial areas includes more than just green space.
8 November 2009 - 1:00pm
Places

Finding A Sustainabe Path for Jakarta

Jakarta, Indonesia is the world's sixth most populated metropolitan area, and it's on track to move up in ranks within the next decade. Some planners are trying to figure out how to guide this developing megacity onto a sustainable path.
7 November 2009 - 11:00am
The City Fix

The History of the Parking Lot

An exhibit currently at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. explains how the architecture and design of parking lots evolved, and why. Meanwhile, the Parking Show of Shows conference takes place nearby with a different take.
6 November 2009 - 1:00pm
The Washington Post

When The Auto Columnist Gives Up His Car

What's this? The Wall Street Journal's 'car guy' - the reporter who writes about cars and roads, is .....without a car? As difficult as it may be to believe, Joseph White is now a carless urbanite in DC. Here is his first column in his new lifestyle.
6 November 2009 - 7:00am
The Wall Street Journal

Smaller May Be Better in Developer Biz

While a number of mega retail developers crashed and burned during the recession, some smaller developers have thrived.
6 November 2009 - 5:00am
Retail Traffic Magazine

Boom in Utah Town

Growth is at a standstill in most western boomtowns, but not in well-planned, thriving South Jordan, UT. An expedited permitting process and good planning are given credit as catalysts for growth.
5 November 2009 - 12:00pm
Desert News

An American Piazza

Developer Bart Blatstein reimagined an old brewery in the outskirts of Philadelphia into an adapted Italian piazza. Locals worried it would be be too theme park-y, but community leaders are pleased with the results.
5 November 2009 - 9:00am
The New York Times

Great Brownfield Redevelopments

The Canadian Urban Institute presented its yearly 'Brownie' awards last week, honoring the best brownfield redevelopment projects in the nation.
4 November 2009 - 5:00am
Daily Commercial News and Construction Record

Olympics Lost, But Demolition of Gropius Building Goes Ahead

The Architect's Newspaper reports on the first demolition of a historic building on the Walter Gropius-designed Michael Reese hospital campus in Chicago, the proposed site of now-ditched plans for an Olympic Village.
3 November 2009 - 9:00am
The Architect's Newspaper
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