Architecture
Cultural Anchors Chosen For WTC Site
LMDC passes on biggest names, opting for a new museum, two theater companies, and an art center.
New British Embassies Blend Security And Style
The new buildings will embrace local design while reflecting today's global environment.
ASLA Medals And Firm Award Recipients Announced
Peter E. Walker is selected for the American Society of Landscape Architects's highest honor. Urban Land Institute will receive the Landscape Architecture Medal of Excellence.
The New Green Urbanism
Green architecture is catching on in America.
Baltimore's Walking Commuters
Walking to work has become an increasingly popular urban phenomenon for 7% of Baltimore's commuters.
A New Tool For New Urbanism Projects
Nashville Planning Commission adopts the Transect.
Color Chicago Green
Among America's largest cities, Chicago seems to have captured the green championship.
Driving Obesity
How people with long commutes add weight.
Building an Ecotopia
Richard Louv of the San Diego Union-Tribune cites examples and best practices in green urbanism. The second in a series of articles on the Green City movement.
Auto-Oriented Development Linked To Obesity
A study finds that the more you commute, the more likely you are to be obese.
Upgrading An Urban Mall
Long considered an eyesore, New York's Atlantic Center mall is being remade.
The Perils Of Designing For Geniuses
Frank Gehry faced a different set of challenges in designing for MIT's famously reclusive professors.
Five stars for no air conditioning, no offices and no back wall
"Succulent visuals, spatial invention, and commercial cred"? Elizabeth Farrelly looks into Australia’s first five-star-rated eco-sustainable office building.
The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture Reviewed
John King reviews the 15 pound Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture. American architecture doesn't fare particularly well.
Risk Vs. Reward In Downtown L.A.
Have the L.A. Grand Avenue decisionmakers played the too-safe side of the risk-reward ratio?
Providence Goes Treeless
This New England city has one of the lowest number of urban trees per capita.
The New Architecture Trend: Voyeurism
The latest trend in residential architecture? Fishbowl houses where you can see the occupants, and they can see you.
World's Tallest Building Title Goes To...
Scheduled for completion in late 2008, the UAE tower surpassing 2,000 feet will be the next tallest structure.
Pritzker Winner Zaha Hadid Profiled
The Financial Times profiles Zaha Hadid, who was awarded the Pritzker prize, architecture's most prestigious award.
The Silent Edge
Gertrude Jekyll's "wide wood path" informs a new burial ground at historic Mount Auburn Cemetery.
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
