Architecture
The McLoft: A Faux Urban Loft For The Suburbs
Suburban single-family homes don industrial chicness inspired by the urban loft but delivered with the trappings of suburbia.
Can A Home Depot Ruin A Neighborhood?
Miami's quirky Coconut Grove doesn't need or want a Home Depot. Is that a good reason to stop Home Depot?
Public Works Architecture Experiencing A Revival
After many decades of engineer-led project designs, architects are again being called upon to beautify public works infrastructure.
Architects As Developers In Mexico City
A young group of architects in Mexico City are becoming their own developers.
Prince Charles and Traditional Versus Modern Architecture
Prince Charles resumes his long-standing argument with architects and planners.
Jane Jacobs: Diabolical, Robert Moses: Superhero?
A new play in New York examines how one creates public works in a democracy.
Extreme Makeover: Rusting Ramps
How to refresh streets blighted by aging steel and concrete parking garages?
Prince Charles Blasts UK Planners
Prince Charles launches an attack on the 'cavalier attitude' of Britain's architects and planners.
University and City Butt Heads On Density
Tallahassee, FL, envisions a denser, more walkable future near Florida State University than the university's administration.
Designing For The Homeless
Sam Davis was awarded in 2002 a Guggenheim Fellowship to write his new book, Designing for the Homeless: Architecture that Works.
University Builds For The 'Millenial Generation'
Xavier University creates a building plan to address the needs and desires of college students born after 1982.
Do Walkable Neighborhoods Encourage Walking?
A study investigates if people walk more in neighborhoods designed for walkability.
Who Should Pay For Urban Transit?
Detroit's Transportation Riders United (TRU) wants to keep the city from cutting pre-dawn bus service.
University Planning New Urban College Town
The University of Miami plans include walkable design, 1,200 small homes and a K-12 school.
Interview With A Frontline Environmental Planner
Karen Hundt, Chattanooga's urban planner says the biggest challenge facing environmentalists is not out in the wilderness -- it's in the cities.
Can Public Space Be Copyrighted?
Security guards stop a photojournalist from photographing public art in a city-owned park.
A Revolutionary Approach To Teaching Building Design
A professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo is recognized by the AIA for her revolutionary approach to teaching structural analysis and building technology.
Universities And Modern Architecture: A Symbiotic Relationship
Distinctive architecture is making it's mark on British university campuses.
Does New Urbanism Create Crime-Friendly Neighborhoods?
Stephen Town and Randal O'Toole argue that in the name of "openness" New Urbanists are creating crime-friendly neighborhoods.
Interpreting Celebration, A Decade Later
Slate's architecture critic looks at Celebration -- Disney's controversial town -- as it celebrates it's 10-year anniversary.
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
