Architecture
Say Goodbye To The California Ranch House -- Two-Stories Is The Future
Home size has been expanding since the middle of the last century. Meanwhile, lots are getting smaller. Economics is driving home builders to more compact, vertical homes.
Friday Funny: A Giant Pink Bunny As A Tourist Attraction
An enormous, 200-foot pink rabbit is erected on an Italian mountainside as a tourist attraction.
Why Bright Lights Are Important To The City
Why do lights gives a city its buzz? Is a neon renaissance afoot?
International Freedom Center 'Evicted' from Ground Zero
The ideologically-loaded debate over what kind of history can be permitted at the former World Trade Center site has put an end to the proposed International Freedom Center.
Studying What Makes A Neighborhood Walkable
A new King County, WA study shows that residents in the most walkable neighborhoods are over twice as likely to be physically active than people who live in the least walkable neighborhoods.
University To Demolish Frank Gehry Building
University of California, Irvine administrators cite structural deterioration in their decision to demolish a building designed by famed architect Frank Gehry.
Developers Replacing Architects As Household Names In San Diego
Since the 1950s, developers have done more to shape the city of San Diego than architects, for better and worse.
Key Ingredients for the World's Tallest Skyscrapers
ArchNewsNow features an interview with Ron Klemencic, Chairman of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, on the characteristics of a successful skyscraper project.
Just Say No To Mega-Tunnels
A Los Angeles Times editorial comes out against using mega-tunnels to solve Los Angeles' traffic woes.
Learning From Historic Architecture
Many historic architectural details -- shutters, for example -- work because they were honed by time and experience. Why do so many architects and developers ignore these simple and elegant architectural details?
The Next Theme For Las Vegas... Urban Sophistication?
MGM's $5 billion CityCenter proposes a cool urban downtown for the overheated Las Vegas Strip. [Includes photos.]
Urban Design For People, Not Cars
A City Councilman in Philadelphia proposes changes to the zoning code to protect the city's urban fabric in traditional rowhouse neighborhoods. Changes to requirements for provision of off-street parking are intended to encourage development.
The 'Dream Team' To Rebuild New Orleans
The Nation magazine outlines their leadership, architecture and planning 'dream team' for rebuilding New Orleans.
Vancouverism vs. Lower Manhattanism: Shaping the High Density City
Shaping high density residential environments is the most important issue before urban designers in North America today.
The Death of Marshall Fields and the Dissolution of the Sense of Place
In banishing the Marshall Fields name, Federated Department Stores is just doing to Chicago what's its already done to cities across the country. The implications are anything but positive, writes Lynn Becker.
Frank Gehry Goes Hollywood
The acclaimed architect is the subject of Academy-award winning director Sydney Pollack's new documentary.
Greening of the Campus VI Conference
Can a campus community become a "green" model for society as a whole? Educators, students, and professionals meet at an interdisciplinary conference to promote sustainability in education, research, operations and affiliated service organizations.
1908 Plan Inspires New Vision For Univ. Campus
A nearly century old plan with ample open space and clusters of academic buildings enlightens the campus plan for a new century.
Reconstructing Lost Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings
Three long-lost buildings from Frank Lloyd Wright's Darwin Martin House are being rebuilt brick by brick.
Friday Funny: New York, Nevada
Will Las Vegas Casinos become the model for future cities?
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
