Architecture
L.A.-Based Architectural Firm Thinks Locally, Acts Globally
Mark Rios and his firm RCH Studios are known for their interdisciplinary approaches to architecture and landscape architecture. Despite being 'creative generalists', the firm has managed to thrive in an era of specialization.
New Orleans: An American Masterpiece
The city of New Orleans is one of America's masterpieces and should be rebuilt.
Architects, Planners Eager To Reinvent New Orleans
In the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina some see an opportunity to reinvent a major American city.
Designing A New New Orleans
Architects and urban planners start thinking about designing the form of a rebuilt New Orleans.
Nagakin Capsule Tower 'Pod Living' A Failure
One of Tokyo's most famous examples of 'pod living' is on the chopping block for demolition.
A New Urbanist Vision For New Orleans
Can New Orleans be rebuilt neighborhood by neighborhood based on their historic building types, wonders architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne.
Developing Design Criteria Based On Sustainability
Several experts talk about the government's role in developing a set of design criteria based on sustainability principles.
New Trends In University Campus Planning and Design
Universities are revamping their college towns in an effort to stay competitive.
Kunstler On The Long Emergency and New Orleans
Will New Orleans and the devastated region around it be rebuilt on the hollow premise of cheap oil and suburban sprawl?
Back To The Basics: Creating A Downtown In Coral Springs
After 40 years of no growth, downtown Coral Springs new downtown is starting to take shape.
Students Design Alternate Housing For Katrina Victims
Auburn University Design/Build students design an inexpensive alternative for providing temporary housing after a disaster.
Mies Resurrected
A modernist masterpiece by architect Mies van der Rohe's reopens after the most radical restoration of its 50 year history. A photo essay on the restoration includes a discussion of its legacy.
Use Katrina To Make The Big Easy Better
The success of urban recovery depends most on how a city was doing before the disaster struck. New Orleans had been declining for years, according to Newsweek's Jonathan Alter.
How Will New Orleans Rebuild?
While disasters bring out the best in people, long-term reconstruction often brings out the worst. How will New Orleans handle its reconstruction?
On the Loss of New Orleans' Architecture
While the French Quarter may have survived, much of the built heritage of New Orleans may be lost.
Fixing Society's Strategy Of Environmental Tragedy
A profile of influential environmental architect William McDonough.
Is Central Florida Developing Too Fast?
More than 15 projects and 70,000 homes are in the works for Central Florida, which has some activists concerned about sprawl.
ULI Program Eases Way For Smart Growth Projects
The Urban Land Institute is going nationwide with a program that should make it easier for smarth growth and new urban projects to win the governmental approvals thay need.
Unversity Of California, Merced To Have Green Campus
Planners are mapping out the new campus with enviromental concerns at the forefront.
Can Beijing Become a 'Livable City' by 2008?
Explosive growth, legacy of poor planning decisions, hamper Beijing's efforts to prepare for the 2008 Olympics.
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 Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
