Architecture

Keeping Venice Above Water

Venice is sinking into the sea and scientists agree that flood barriers are the only way to save the historic city.

September 30, 2003 - The Economist

Art Of The Possible

A new ambulatory-care clinic for a remarkable institution seeks to become the nation's first LEED-certified healthcare facility.

September 28, 2003 - MetropolisMag.com

Oddly-Shaped Buildings Emerge Where Land Is Scarce

Oddly shaped buildings are emerging in areas where land is scarce and valuable, enraging some neighborhood residents.

September 27, 2003 - The Chicago Tribune

Space Craft

Tom Wiscombe's Light-Wing for New York's P.S. 1 Center for Contemporary Art is as forward looking in the way it was built as it is in its form.

September 27, 2003 - MetropolisMag.com

First-of-its-kind Space-Saving Garage Opens

Long popular in Europe and Asia, high-tech automatic garages can park the same number of cars as a ramped garage but using only half as much precious real estate.

September 26, 2003 - The New York Times

Secret Geography

Adam Rogers takes PLANetizen readers on a vicarious stroll through some of his favorite side streets in San Francisco, and gives some lessons on urban design along the way.

September 24, 2003 - Planetizen

Exploring Urban Renewal Through Sustainable Urban Forestry

An all-day symposium explores the benefits of sustainable urban forestry.

September 24, 2003 - Grand Traverse Herald

Ground Zero Rebuilding: Open, Yet Secretive

Plans for redevelopment of the World Trade Center site continue to evolve.

September 23, 2003 - The New York Times

Zoomorphic

What if buildings look like animals? London's Victoria and Albert Museum have drawn on the inspiration of animals for their architecture.

September 23, 2003 - Gabion

Soldier Field's Dome Spoils Chicago's Lakefront

Chicago architecture critic Blair Kamin calls the redesigned Soldier Field a 'brilliant and ultimately jarring failure.'

September 22, 2003 - The Chicago Tribune

Cookie Cutter Mansions In Paradise

Mega-buildings destroy natural Muskoka landscapes

September 20, 2003 - The Toronto Star

Beatrix Farrand's Final Garden

The last garden of the famous landscape gardener is saved through purchase by a newly-formed non-profit.

September 19, 2003 - Mount Desert Islander

World Trade Center Lives On

A name can change how you think about a place and how you plan for it.

September 18, 2003 - The New York Times

From High Spirits to High Tech

Faced with having to move out to the suburbs to find space that meets their needs, a firm finds an old church building and calls it 'a godsend.'

September 17, 2003 - The Plain Dealer

Principles Essential To The Renewal Of Architecture

Andrés Duany offers 41 principles for architects to live by.

September 15, 2003 - Planetizen

Prefab Becomes Hip

Forget trailer parks as bland low-rent subdivisions. New designs are making prefabricated housing hip.

September 13, 2003 - Newsweek

Gehry's Frank Wit

Architect Frank Gehry shines as a stand-up comic.

September 11, 2003 - The Chicago Tribune

Righteous Duo Preserves, Adapts Buffalo's Architecture

Musician/Artist Ani DiFranco and manager Scot Fisher work to save a landmark.

September 11, 2003 - MetropolisMag.com

Who Is Really Designing The WTC Site?

Did you think that Libeskind won the competition to the design the new WTC site? You were wrong.

September 11, 2003 - The New Yorker

Miami Arts Center Flaws Slammed

Flaws in Miami's $265 million Performing Arts Center could compromise sound quality, and drive up cost by as much as $50 million.

September 10, 2003 - The Miami Herald

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.