Architecture
PPS Slams Koolhaas's Seattle Library
The Project for Public Spaces asks if architecture critics have forgotten how to judge public spaces.
The Phaidon Atlas Reviewed
The newly-published Phaidon Atlas reviews 1,052 buildings, includes 7,000 images, and weighs in at 824 pages.
Index of Destination Stewardship
National Geographic Traveler reports on the reactions by communities to it's first-ever 'Index of Destination Stewardship'.
What Goes In An Empty Big Box?
Vacant big box superstores can be hard to reuse, but some communities are adapting them creatively
The Psychology Of Airport Terminal Design
Alex McDowell was asked by Steven Spielberg to build the set for the movie, "The Terminal", and built a 'fantasy terminal' in just eight months.
New Technology Breathes Life Into Concrete
The drab construction material has a bright future, literally. An exhibit in Washington highlights the next wave in walls: translucent concrete.
New Urbanism: Is It Just A Facade?
New Urbanism is just "window dressing" writes David Knopf.
Being 'Cool' Won't Save Your City
Joel Kotkin traces a shift in the role of cities.
Uncertainties And Campaign PR At Ground Zero
NY Gov. George Pataki uses the Freedom Tower to advance his campaign, despite major uncertainties.
London 2010: 'City Of The Sky'
As London considers adding more skyscrapers to its city center, some worry that the city may lose its unique character — can high-rises coexist with 19th-century offices and rowhomes without harming the urban fabric?
Brewtown Is Brimming With Bridges
By the end of 2005, Milwaukee will boast eight design-savvy new bridges.
Futuristic Apartments Offer Modular Living
Two British firms are designing new ways to organize space in dense urban neighborhoods: one through pre-fab construction, the other through an efficiently modern take on one-bedroom living. Both plans aim to bring high-quality, low-cost housing to cities
Design Challenge: Antarctica
Britain's Halley Station on the Brunt Ice Shelf will drift off to sea by 2010. The Royal Institute of British Architects will accept proposals for a new station to be built by 2008.
Tangled Up In Mixed Use
New Urbanism-inspired development runs into problems with "mixed use" buildings.
Does China Need Foreign Architects To Design Chinese Buildings?
Avant garde projects often fail to achieve harmony with Chinese culture.
Chicago Returns To Architectural Relevance
The new Millennium Park is the crown jewel in Mayor Richard Daley's bid to makeover the birthplace of the skyscraper through 'starchitects.'
Chicago Shows the World How Density is Done
Planners from all over the world 'drooled' over Chicago's density, mixed-use character and functional transit system, as the annual New Urbanist Conference convened this past weekend.
Residents Request High Density in their Neighborhoods
Surveys find that residents in the UK want high density development.
Declaration Calls For Education Shake-Up
An education conference underscores the need to radically rethink on how architects are taught urbanism.
HOPE VI: Evolution And Termination
Neal Peirce on why does the Bush administration wants to terminate the HOPE VI program.
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
