Architecture
How Best To Encourage Good Design?
The Edmonton city council struggles with how to turn design guidelines into attractive buildings.
Policy Options Facing Canadian Cities
Canadian cities are renowned for their livability, but they still face many difficult challenges.
Imagination Required For Successful City Building
Experts suggest that the great cities of the world are those that have room for human imagination.
How To Revitalize A Street Corner
Columnist John King offers advice on how to make a street corner come alive.
Solving The Sprawl Problem
Sprawl threatens the long term viability of cities around the world.
New York's City-wide Street Light Competition
It's a thrilling time... to be a street-light enthusiast.
Whetting The Olympic Dream
Andrew Yang explores New York City's bid for hosting the 2012 Olympics.
Eyesore Of The Month
James Kunstler's eyesore of the month highlights architectural blunders in his home town in Upstate New York and around the country.
Leonardo da Vinci -- The Architect?
What contemporary architectural project represents the only design in the world based explicitly on plans drafted by Leonardo da Vinci?
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.
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
