Architecture
Apple Opens Big Apple Core Store
Apple is set to open its 24x7 flagship store at Fifth Avenue and 59th Street in Manhattan.
Small, New, Ubiquitous Design Elements Of The 2006 City
Scattered throughout the urban landscape, new design elements have emerged that identify our times.
New Urbanism Coming To Scotland
Andres Duany has been contracted to work in Scotland for the first time.
Cataloguing The Catalog Homes
Preservationists, historians, and amateur urban sleuths are scouring U.S. neighborhoods to identify and protect as many of the 70,000 to 100,000 "kit" homes made by Sears, Roebuck and Company as possible.
'Sketches Of Frank Gehry'
A new movie, opening today, looks at the work of Frank Gehry.
New Urbanism Arrives In Northwest Michigan
Hot new 'old style' neighborhoods protect northwestern Michigan's beauty and prosperity.
Everyday Urbanism: Rescuing 'Orphan Spaces'
Small efforts, rather than grand gestures, can help a community improve the city in tiny increments.
Los Angeles Finally Ready To Build Up, Not Out?
A number of well-known architecture firms are beginning to design more compact and vertical residential and commercial buildings, in line with Mayor Villaraigosa's vision of a denser, more transit-oriented L.A.
Redefining Affordable Living In London
American architects Munkenbeck and Marshall redefine affordable and shared-ownership living in London with what looks like a super-luxury development.
Downtown Los Angeles As An Architectural Mecca?
Frank Gehry makes like an urbanist in his new plans for Related's high profile, $1.8 billion, nine-acre, Grand Avenue project in downtown Los Angeles. Could LA become an architectural mecca?
Confidential Climate Change Report Leaked By US Officials
The scale of the global warming problem is unprecedented, according to a draft report by leading scientists. The report has been released early by US officials ostensibly to minimize the impact when the report is officially released next year.
Kunstler Responds To Ouroussoff's Article On Jane Jacobs
Commentator James Howard Kunstler responds to New York Times architecture critic Nicolai Ouroussoff's front page article, "Outgrowing Jane Jacobs," calling it "a load of vicious and stupid fashionista crap."
Do Urban Planners Still Misunderstand Jane Jacobs' Lessons?
The Reason Foundation's Leonard Gilroy charges in a WSJ opinion that despite planners' respect of Jacobs, they continue to "largely ignore or misinterpret the central lesson" of Jacob's most famous book.
Bangalore To Add Suburban Centers To Ease Growing Pains
Tired of congestion and looming water shortages in the central city, the government has approved plans to develop two new ring roads around Bangalore. The roads are intended to trigger growth of five new satellite towns, all in the next three years.
Designing For Security: Post 9/11 Architecture and Planning
How has American architecture, landscape architecture, and urban planning responded to the need to design secure public spaces and buildings in the post-9/11 era?
Winners Announced For Canada's Most Prestigious Design Awards
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and the Canada Council for the Arts announce the Governor-General's Medals in Architecture.
Using The Law To Preserve History
A law firm renovates the interior of an historic Louis Sullivan building in Buffalo.
New Urbanists Turned Jacobs' Vision Into 'Superficial Formula'
New Urbanists have damaged Jane Jacobs' legacy writes Nicolai Ouroussoff.
A History Of Real Estate In Southern California
Los Angeles Times special commemorative edition celebrates 125 years of real estate in Southern California. Includes several articles, photo galleries, and an interactive feature.
Empire State Building Turns 75
Once the world's tallest building, a New York City landmark will celebrate its 75th birthday.
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
