Architecture
Quality Design Should Be Available For All
A call for improved design quality in Australia, one of the most urbanised countries in the world.
Should Public Park Space Be Privatized?
In Philadelphia, the sale of downtown green space to developers has some apprehensive at the rate of urbanization. [Link corrected.]
Turning A Nightclub Into A Shelter For Homeless Teenagers
Designing shelters for homeless teens includes much more than just providing housing, it means emulating a home.
A Virtual Tour Of Waterford, Loudon County
Architect and blogger John Massengale offers a virtual tour of Waterford, an old town, urbanist town in Loudoun County.
An Ambitious Plan For Adpative Reuse of Edmonton Mall
City planners and transportation officials might call it a dream come true.
Building Safe, Healthy, And Livable Communities
A report from the Third Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference,
Hurry Up, Don't Dally
Architecture projects have quicker turnaround requirements, in spite of technology.
Can Austin Learn From Vancouver's Success?
Developer Robert Barnstone finds in Vancouver an alternative model for future development ideally suited to Austin, Texas.
Houston: Urbanism Meets The Wild West
SpaceCity is beginning to bridge its auto-dominated wide open spaces with more attention to developing its urban fabric.
Chinese Luxury Homes Are Booming
Cheap designs have lent a surreal touch to China's urban landscape.
Living Memories, Living Memorials
Memorials can be transformed by those who want to perpetuate a loved one's memory.
Is New Urbanism For Everyone?
Residents of UK town are allergic to 'modern' urban design.
Revitalizing Communities Through Preservation
Can combining public transport and historic preservation create successful communities?
Applying The Vancouver Experience To San Francisco
How Vancouver ideas do -- and do not -- help in shaping San Francisco's first high density neighborhood.
Gehry To Unveil Redesign For Art Gallery of Ontario
Toronto architects ponder the influence of Frank Gehry on the eve of his long-awaited homecoming
A New Coat Of Paint
Lithuania's past complicates the restoration of its capital's historic center.
New Urban Neighborhoods Make Big Gains
New Urban News year-end survey finds 37 percent annual growth in new urban planning and construction.
The Art Of Place-Making
Fred Kent of the Project for Public Spaces discusses the elements and essentials of place making.
The Importance Of Artifact
Lessons learned from a memorial to another kind of terror.
Here's the Design... Now What?
Dealing with the unsexy details of implementing the World Trade Center Memorial.
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
