Architecture
Street Life Develops Above Pedestrian Tunnels
Developer attempts to turn 1960s anti-urban office development into a trendy town center.
Is Offshore Outsourcing An Idea Whose Time Has Come?
Offshore outsourcing has created a buzz among architecture and engineering (A/E) firm principals.
Where Urban Planning And Military Planning Intersect
An Israeli-born architect shows how the built form can be used for purposes of oppression, and how the contemporary emphasis on urban warfare has given military planners a better understanding of cities than design professionals.
Pitting Architects Against Planners
Should town planners limit their role to physical planning?
L.A.'s New Architecture Critic
The Planning Report lays out the challenges and opportunities for the Los Angeles Times' new architecture critic.
Sustainability's Cutting Edge
Design and architecture schools can be at the forefront of practicing environmental sustainability and social equity, says Metropolis's Susan S. Szenasy.
Wal-Mart Begins Adapting To Communities
Large retailers -- and notably Wal-Mart -- are increasingly adapting to the design sensibilities in local communities.
Charlotte Dabbles With Design Modifications For Big Boxes
Charlotte, NC has been grappling with how to have big box stores modify their designs so that they may be adapted for new uses.
'Clones' Are Overrunning the UK
The spread of commercial chains and mega-stores is changing the character of British towns.
The Art Of Mural Restoration
Nathan Zakheim is Southern California's experct on mural restoration.
Financing The Freedom Tower
The Wall Street Journal offers an insider's perspective at the very messy process of funding development of the Freedom Tower complex.
European Urbanists Set Up Shop In Britain
The Council for European Urbanism looks set to establish a new UK-based branch focussing on popularising the urban agenda
The Invisible Architect
Why does media coverage on American architecture rarely give due credit to the architect?
Building Frank Gehry's New House
Architect Frank Gehry is finishing plans for a new home in Venice, California, and 'quietly wooing the neighbors.'
Architecture Returns To Its Roots
Residential architecture returns to it's roots in Chicago.
We've Forgotten How To Build Cities
Here's how our cities can return to fostering vibrant, mixed-use neighborhoods.
Learning From Lower Manhattan
Participants in an AIA-sponsored conference report on the lessons learned from the efforts to rebuild lower Manhattan.
Shaping The City: Smart Growth Misunderstood
Polarized debate over smart growth is an obstacle says Roger K. Lewis.
College Students Design Town Plan For $25k Prize
Jackson, Michigan opens a contest for college students to create a vision for the downtown's west end.
The 'Instant' transformation of China's cities
Beijing and Shanghai are epicenters of the "biggest building boom in human history" -- and in their rush to have the newest and shiniest examples of modern architecture, they are erasing their own built heritage.
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
