Architecture

Is New Urbanism For Everyone?

Residents of UK town are allergic to 'modern' urban design.

January 30, 2004 - The Economist

Revitalizing Communities Through Preservation

Can combining public transport and historic preservation create successful communities?

January 30, 2004 - National Trust For Historic Preservation

Applying The Vancouver Experience To San Francisco

How Vancouver ideas do -- and do not -- help in shaping San Francisco's first high density neighborhood.

January 29, 2004 - ArchNewsNow.com

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

January 28, 2004 - The Toronto Star

A New Coat Of Paint

Lithuania's past complicates the restoration of its capital's historic center.

January 28, 2004 - MetropolisMag.com

New Urban Neighborhoods Make Big Gains

New Urban News year-end survey finds 37 percent annual growth in new urban planning and construction.

January 28, 2004 - New Urban News

The Art Of Place-Making

Fred Kent of the Project for Public Spaces discusses the elements and essentials of place making.

January 27, 2004 - The Planning Report

The Importance Of Artifact

Lessons learned from a memorial to another kind of terror.

January 27, 2004 - MetropolisMag.com

Here's the Design... Now What?

Dealing with the unsexy details of implementing the World Trade Center Memorial.

January 26, 2004 - The New York Times

Mayors Urged To Contain Sprawl

At a U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting, Rochester Mayor William Johnson urged nation's mayors to control sprawl.

January 23, 2004 - Rochester Democrat And Chronicle

The Stairway That Killed Main Street

Architect says onerous building code requirement frustrates Toronto's efforts to intensify.

January 23, 2004 - The Toronto Star

Engaging Estate

Hither Lane pulls you into its masterful private realm.

January 22, 2004 - American Society Of Landscape Architects

Billboards: Private Intrusion Into Public Space

A Canadian municipality successfully defends its anti-billboard by-law at the Supreme Court of Canada.

January 22, 2004 - The Walrus

Small City Works To Enhance Visual Image

Design standards are being altered to incorporate input from citizen surveys and focus groups regarding their visual preferences.

January 21, 2004 - Kingsport Times-News

Developers Providing More Public Art

Canadian cities grant density bonuses in exchange for developer-funded art installations.

January 21, 2004 - The Globe and Mail

Plater-Zyberk On Urban Miami's Future

Miami New Times interviews Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk on the future of urban Miami.

January 19, 2004 - Miami New Times

Free Smart Growth Policy Primer

A 120-page primer offers techniques for implementing ten smart growth principles.

January 19, 2004 - ICMA Bookstore

Small City, Big Vision

The Northeast Tennessee scenic corridor is a case study in "stick-to-itiveness" for planners.

January 17, 2004 - Kingsport Times-News

New Urbanist Charette Scheduled In Providence

Andres Duany will lead a design workshop to help improve Providence's Downtown area.

January 16, 2004 - The Providence Journal

How The Dutch Made Suburbia Cool

Cool meets canal in Ypenburg, the Netherlands.

January 16, 2004 - The New York Times

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.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.