Architecture

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

Pennsylvania Avenue Gets A Makeover

First Lady Laura Bush comes out of hiding to reveal new plans to revamp Pennsylvania Ave.

September 10, 2003 - The Chicago Tribune

Great Street

A walk down memory lane for one of Chicago's most vibrant historical streets.

September 10, 2003 - Chicago Sun-Times

Kunstler On New WTC Designs

Jim Kunstler offers his perspective on the new design for the World Trade Center site in light of PBS's recent documentary on the widely-reviled WTC buildings.

September 10, 2003 - James Howard Kunstler

Gehry Lashes Out At Urban Design Reporter

Architect Frank Gehry lashed out at urban design critic over a column criticizing the Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles.

September 9, 2003 - Downtown News

Center Of The World

An interview with Ric Burns, creater of the PBS American Experience documentary film series about the rise and fall of New York's World Trade Center.

September 9, 2003 - The New York Times

An 'Invisible' House

Planners reject a design for an 'invisible house' designed by the architect behind the London Eye.

September 8, 2003 - This Is London

D.C.'s Urban Planning Fiasco

The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. is on track to becoming an urban-planning fiasco, writes Catesby Leigh.

September 5, 2003 - Wall St. Journal

Does Non-Planning Work?

Architect Cedric Price recently passed away, but his experiments in England with non-planned areas are still fundamental.

September 5, 2003 - Open Democracy

Knowledge Maps: An Urban Board Game

An unusual project of the University of Minnesota hopes to promotes the Twin Cities as a center for design by offering a fresh perspective of it's urban environment.

September 4, 2003 - Pioneer Planet

Revitalization Mistakes And How To Avoid Them

A forward-thinking developer from Starksville, MS who has helped transform entire city neighborhoods there by refurbishing old homes and practicing good urban design principles talks about revitalization.

September 3, 2003 - The Buffalo News

Managing Disney's Vast Public Gardens

Walt Disney World Resort in Florida contains one of the world's largest public gardens.

September 3, 2003 - National Geographic

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.