Architecture
How Architects Guide Cities Into Globalization
A review of the architecture show "Tall Buildings."
An Architectural Vision
How should cities, architecture, spatial design and our built environment evolve within a participatory economy?
Scotland's Five Ugliest Buildings
A prominent architect calls for Scotland's ugliest buildings to be torn down.
Prefab Housing Reinvented
Modernist, factory-built housing is inexpensive, stylish, eco-friendly, easy to construct, and is becoming popular.
Kansas City: Create Places, Not Skylines
Great cities do not necessarily have impressive skylines, but 'streets, plazas and parks where people gather to shop, play.'
Modernism And The Midwestern Landscape
An ambitious plan for 120 modernist houses at Mayo Woodlands in Rochester, Minnesota seeks to conserve land and honor the agricultural heritage of the property.
Getting Creative With Concrete
Who knew that concrete could be translucent?
A New School Building Teaches Green Ideas
Architects and others engage with city and school district officials, sit on sustainability boards, and advocate change through the American Institue of Architects.
Design as a Competitive Advantage for Cities
Design is a too-often overlooked asset that adds value to cities.
Twin Cities Buildings That Were Never Built
An architecture firm's website tracks 'phantom projects' -- unrealized dreams -- in the Twin Cities.
Design Excellence Makes Good Business Sense
The annual Commerce Design Montréal competition, demonstrates that design and business can succede together.
Return From Near-Death Experience
Developers rescue two historic buildings in Center City Philadelphia from dereliction
Duany: The Celebration Controversies
Guest essayist Andres Duany discusses the evidence for and against Celebration in Florida.
The High Line: Creative Ideas, Startling Results
Architects design a startling new public park in Manhattan two stories above street-level on a section of an abandoned elevated freight track.
Transit Planners Introduce Design Guidelines
Transit Agency promotes transit-friendly design standards in rapidly growing L.A. - San Diego suburban area.
Well-built Architecture Requires A Sophisticated Construction Industry
For years America's building culture has only been concerned with the bottom line, but foreign architects designing high-profile projects for the North American market demand higher standards.
New York: Undeterred By Terror Threats
Despite terror threats, New York City keeps building.
Parking Lot Design That Is Kind To Pedestrians
All too often parking is treated as a leftover -- essential, but not worthy of good design. A little thought can make a huge difference, writes columnist Whitney Gould.
Where's The Beef?
Blair Kamin reviews the new design for a landmark McDonald's in Chicago.
Libeskind, Hadid, Isozaki To Transform Milan
Primary architect of the new World Trade Center, Daniel Libeskind, Pritzker Prize winner Zaha Hadid, and leading Japanese architect Arata Isozaki's design of three "pasta" towers will radically change the Milan skyline.
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.
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
JM Goldson LLC
Custer County Colorado
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Jefferson Parish Government
Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Claremont
