Architecture
Big Benefits to Designing Small Spaces
Whitney Gould of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel considers the value and opportunities for the renewal of marginal, residual spaces.
Recreating World's Columbian Exposition?
"If Las Vegas can re-create big chunks of Paris, Venice and ancient Egypt as casinos, why can't Chicago re-create the White City?"
A Who's Who Of Important Placemakers
The Project for Public spaces publishes their list of the most important figures from the placemaking movement.
Healing Landscapes
Research shows hospital gardens help the healing process.
The Placemaker
Developer Bill Bishop breaks the monotony of the conventional suburban development using the "woonerf" philosophy.
DC's New WWII Memorial: Grand And Bland
Architecture critic John Gallager reviews the new World War II memorial in Washington D.C.
The Forbidden City
Want to see China's Forbidden City? Go to Texas.
Newly Reborn Cities Must Be An Engine For Sustainable Growth
A national centre dedicated to building sustainable communities is part of a British government scheme to modernise urban planning.
Trade Center Plans Are Taking Shape
Amid enormous attention and design changes, New York's World Trade Center site plan is finally coming into its own.
Solar-Hydrogen Eco-house
The first fully self-sustainable house in the world runs entirely on hydrogen.
Anatomy of a Downtown Revitalization Plan
Since Los Angeles's Bunker Hill was blighted and cleared 50 years ago, developers and architects have attempted to bring life back to the area, with Grand Avenue as its core.
My Tall Mature Tree v. Your Gorgeous Unobstructed View
Conflicts between neighbors about trees and views have been esacalating. Would a "view ordinance" work?
Little Mystery To Cleveland's Hidden Vaults
Clevelanders for years have stood atop architectural relics of the days when Euclid Avenue was the city's grand boulevard.
Chicago Roars Back To Life
After a decade of boredom, Chicago comes roaring back, writes the Chicago Tribune's architecture critic.
A Response To Criticism Of New Urbanism
O.K. Carter responsds to an op-ed criticizing urban planner John Fregonese and New Urbanism.
Duany Reviews Koolhaas' New Project
Andres Duany visits Rem Koolhaas's new IIT student center.
What To Do With Ugly Apartment Buildings?
Facing a tightening supply of elegant older buildings, real-estate developers are turning to 1970's-era ugly buildings and transforming them into the hottest new-home addresses around.
Apple's Urban Design Not As Popular As Its Computer Design
Apple's new downtown San Francisco store has only lived up to expectations on the inside.
Rise Of The Megacities
These megacities are "part science fiction and part theme park."
Sustainable Development: UK Trying Hard, But Must Do More
The UK's Sustainable Development Commission's releases it's review of the Government's progress over the past five years towards the creation of a sustainable society.
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
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
