Architecture
Old Urbanism Thriving In 'Everybody's Hometown'
This small town has the qualities that New Urbanism advocates aim to recreate.
Virtual Tour Of Koolhaas' New Library In Seattle
Tour Seattle's new Central Library designed by Rem Koolhaas.
Bay Area Considers 'Greenest' Building Complex
The cutting edge (David) Brower Center would include offices, a theater, an art gallery, ground floor retail and apartments.
New York Times Magazine Issue On Landscape Architecture
Numerous articles about nature and landscapes.
Toronto Wants To Be A Great City
Recent high profile projects have commisioned star architects for their designs, with debatable results.
New York's Quiet Code Revolution
New York City's comprehensive rewrite of its building codes will transform the city.
After The Big Dig
Architecture firm wins award for a design to transform remnants from the Big Dig into sustainable housing.
Cyberscrapers
The Skyscraper Museum has put online more than 2,000 documents about historic New York buildings by connecting the digitized images to an interactive map of Manhattan.
New York's Forgotton 'High Line'
An unusual and unused 1.5-mile elevated rail line through Manhattan's far West Side has become nature's own urban renewal project.
When Good Intentions Aren't Good Enough?
Forum Barcelona 2004, an upcoming sustainable development themed-event, is faced with criticism from local groups who contend that it does not practice what is preaches.
The New New Urbanism
Is traditional neighborhood design a fad or the new standard?
Horror Vacui: The Fear Of Emptiness
Is a fear of empty space driving architecture and urban design today?
Envisioning Beijing's Future
With the Olympic games just four years away, China's capital city is attempting to physically construct a new world image.
Are Lofts Becoming 'Uncool'?
Do 'factory-like' subdivisions spell the end of the loft as a meaningul cultural symbol?
Aspirational Apartments
Apartment dwellers are seeking out quality developments that increasingly reflect their own civic, urban and environmentally responsible identity.
Stata Center's Urban Design Goals
Anthony Flint reviews the urban design goals as well as the architecture of Gehry's new Stata Center.
Fantasy Architecture
Hugh Pearman offers a preview of a few of the fantasy designs that should have been built, but were not.
Demanding More Of Gas Station Design
A nondescript gas station in suburban Mequon serves as a positive example of what can happen when the city demands more creativity from developers.
Psychology Sets The Shopping Stage
A new recipe for attracting a premiere retail mix includes a strong dose of good feelings.
Special Feature: Readers Interview Stefanos Polyzoides
PLANetizen goes directly to one of the co-founders of the New Urbanism to learn more about the ideas and the people behind them.
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
