Architecture
McArchitecture's New Facade
Say goodbye to garish golden arches. McDonald is transforming its cookie-cutter architecture to catch-up with a broader cultural shift.
A Model For Eco-friendly Development
A visionary development plan promises transit villages, solar energy, local farms, water recycling, sensitive architecture, and walkable neighborhoods. Will it be a model for other communities seeking eco-friendly development?
Seasonal Workers Hit The Hay
A farmworker advocacy group is working with Virginia farmers to provide housing for the seasonal workers that tend their fields. Houses made of hay are the affordable and energy-efficient solution to this need for seasonal housing.
The Katrina Cottage: A New Housing Type?
Architects and builders are rushing to design and build new simple but cozy homes for storm victims living in FEMA trailers.
Atlanta Development Threatens Modernist Buildings
With a history of bulldozing older buildings to accommodate the new, it is not surprising that many modernist structures are threatened by Atlanta's growth. The question remains, are these buildings people want to save?
Libraries, Architecture, And Public Space
As one of the few remaining public spaces in cities, libraries are a popular means for the architect and urban designer to contribute positively to their communities. ArchNewsNow talks to two architects about the latest trends in library design.
Photo Essay: LED Architecture
A photo essay illustrates how architects and planners are using inexpensive light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to transform urban skylines.
Celebrating A New Urbanist Utopia
How is Celebtration, FL, Disney's experiment to build a New Urbanist utopia, faring ten years after the first residents moved in?
LEED Recommendations For Public Health and Urban Design
This report evaluates the current state of research linking public health and neighborhood design and provides recommendations for integrating the knowledge into the LEED-ND rating system to improve public health.
U.S. City Seeks Chinese Labor & Expertise To Rebuild After Katrina
Frustrated with slow progress, a Mississippi Gulf Coast city is considering importing hundreds or thousands of Chinese laborers and materials to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina
Dubai Spends Billions To Become Major Global Metropolis
Petro-dollars are fueling the tiny emirate's ambitions to become one of the world's top commercial and tourist destinations. Experts wonder if Dubai's blazing growth is sustainable.
Los Angeles Recruits 'Dense' Talent At AIA Convention
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's quest for "elegant density" brings him to the annual convention of the American Institute of Architects, where he emphasizes his commitment to high-quality urban design.
From Brooklyn: Open Letter to Frank Gehry
A novelist takes on Gehry's gargantuan Atlantic Yards project, proposed for Brooklyn.
Mountain House, A New City, Builds Up
Eventually, 44,000 residents will call Mountain House home. Currently, about 4,000 people live in the much-fretted-over planned development.
Comparing A Manhattan Landmark With L.A.'s Grand Avenue Project
The Frank Gehry-designed Grand Avenue project in downtown Los Angeles looks to a well-known Manhattan urban landmark for inspiration. Will it work?
Eco-Friendly Design And Construction Need To Go Mainstream
Auden Schendler wonders why you can't buy an eco-friendly house in any average subdivision in America.
Why High Speed Rail Shouldn't Ride In California
Wendell Cox weighs the true costs over the reported costs of creating a high speed train system for cities between San Diego and Sacramento. He offers opposition to a very expensive and likely underused project.
Rincon Hill Towers To Change San Francisco's Skyline
San Francisco's skyline is on the verge of a transformation. Long known for landmarks such as the Transamerica Pyramid and Coit Tower, Rincon Hill, near the base of the Bay Bridge, will add a new dimension and a new neighborhood.
The Two Faces Of Gentrification
Hollywood celebrities and gangs, million-dollar luxury homes and the homeless, all live side-by-side in the Oakwood neighborhood of Venice.
Winner Announced For Iconic Pittsburgh Pedestrian Bridge
Endres Ware, a California architecture and engineering firm, has won the competition to design a pedestrian walkway for the West End Bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
City of Moorpark
City of Tustin
Tyler Technologies
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
