Architecture
Is New Urbanism A Form Of Cultural Brainwashing?
Are shopping districts inspired by New Urbanism a form of cultural brainwashing?
Conflict And Culture At Ground Zero
Designs for a cultural center at the site of World Trade Center in New York City are being treated with wariness.
WTC Redesign: Trump Vs. Libeskind
Celebrity developer Donald Trump clashes with celebrity architect Daniel Libeskind over the redesign of the World Trade Center.
Friday Funny: Chicago's Supersized McDonalds
McDonald's tries to pack value into design in its huge new 50thanniversary restaurant, which opened in Chicago.
Design For New World Trade Center Cultural Complex Revealed
The design will work hand in hand with the already proposed Performing Arts Center complex.
Donald Trump Wants To Rebuild Twin Towers
Labelling the stalled Freedom Tower design a "junkyard," celebrity developer Donald Trump has supported a plan to rebuild the Twin Towers in the same form as the lost towers...but one floor taller.
New Waterfront 'Neighborhood' Announced
New $225 million mixed use development announced for prime riverfront area.
Are College Campuses Turning Into Country Clubs?
As competition for students heats up, universities are expanding campuses and physical amenities.
Wal-Mart Gives In To City's Demands
Wal-Mart modified its standard store design to satisfy the City of Ottawa's requirements for a unique landscape and architectural design that fostered a pedestrian environment.
Wal-Mart Drops Twin Wal-Mart Concept
The large chain had planned to circumvent a local law in place for size-caps on retail stores.
The Great Urban Theme Park
How does Chicago's new Millenium Park compare with the great urban parks of the 19th and 20th centuries?
Long Lost Le Corbusier
The completion of Corbusier's last unfinished project crowns the largest concentration of his work outside of Chandigarh.
Slicing And Dicing The Past To Get To The Future
Plans to slip a sparkling new 72 story condo tower behind vintage facades spurs debate on the nature of architectural preservation.
Riverfront Park To Put New Face On Cincinnati
A $78M project along the Ohio River will unify the riverfront between two stadiums.
Unusual Coalition Recasts Steel Plant Into A Museum
Plans were unveiled to turn the Acme Steel Co. Chicago Coke Plant into a museum on the history and making of steel.
Innovative Big Box Reuse
An expert documents how communities are reusing 'reclaimed abandoned, architecturally uninspiring megastores' in innovative ways.
Washington Square Park to Go Clean?
A much needed makeover of New York's Washington Square Park may completely change the anything-goes tradition of this well-known urban space.
Morality, Kotkin And Urban Renewal
Governing columnist Alan Ehrenhalt review's Joel Kotkin's new book, "The City: A Global History."
Controversial Holocaust Memorial Opens
Berlin's Holocaust Memorial is designed by U.S. architect Peter Eisenman.
New Life For Old Churches
Some buyers find turning a church into a home or condo is trickier than they expected.
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
