Architecture
Fear Forces Redesign of Freedom Tower
Daniel Libeskind's design criticized for leaving tower base vulnerable to car bombs.
Skyscrapers: Soon to Be Antiques?
The race to the tallest tower falters.
Staying Busy After (Final) Retirement
For one architect, being dead didn’t put an end to designing buildings.
'Mafioso Mansions' On The Florida Coast
A Planning Commissioner offers the name for enormous, opulent homes on tiny waterfront lots.
Minneapolis: Great Architecture, Clean Streets
San Francisco urban affairs columnist John King visits Minneapolis and concludes that the city confirms everything he knows about cities.
Getting Free Of Freedom Tower
New security questions about the siting and design of Freedom Towerprovide a valuable opportunity to weigh what it's all about.
Quebec City Getting Facelift for 400th Birthday
Quebec City, one of North America's oldest cities, turns 400 in 2008.
Thirteen Points OF Pedestrian Oriented Development
Thirteen points of pedestrian oriented development as presented by the planning firms Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company.
St. Louis Riverfront Plan Set To Begin
A master plan for the St. Louis riverfront will begin shortly to improve connections with the Mississippi River and downtown St. Louis.
Chinese Suburbs Gone American
Part of Beijing and Shanghai are modeling suburbs after American tract homes.
Urban Myths About New Urbanism
Recent attacks on New Urbanism reveal less about the movement's real flaws, and more about one line of deceptive attack, writes Michael Mehaffy in this week's Planetizen Op-Ed.
Portable Paper Buildings
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban built a portable museum out of shipping containers and paper tubes.
Urban Planning Students Create Plans For 'Cool Cities'
Plans are submitted in national Planning and Design contest.
Transforming A Rundown Walkable Neighborhood
Georgetown pioneer remakes 'rat-infested alley' into an 'elegant cluster of shops.'
Frank Gehry Appears On The Simpsons
What does the appearance of a star architect the animated TV series tell us about the standing of architecture in popular culture?
Fashionable Prefab
Modular homes reach new heights: stylish, sleek, and even affordable.
The World According To Julius Shulman
The LA Downtown News interviews the 94-year old legendary architectural photographer about his modest beginnings in Los Angeles.
Right To Attack Mies Masterpiece Auctioned on EBay
Ebay auction of right to smash windows of a building designed by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe raises small sum towards refurbishment of this iconic example of Modernist architecture.
The Plex: Versatile, Viable And Urban
Plexes, abundant in Montreal and common in Chicago, Boston and other cities, are a versatile, dense and attractive form of urban housing.
Unveiling The Design For New York's High Line
Plans for reusing New York's abandoned and eclectic elevated rail line are unveiled at MOMA.
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
