Architecture
Following The Red Brick Road
Cities and towns all over the country are paving the way for the return of brick-laden streets.
Antiwar Architecture
Can a design for a vacation house comment seriously on international politics?
Architecture Firms Face Tough Competition
'Fierce' competition amongst architecture firms vying for the North Point development in Cambridge, MA, reflects a slow economy and an interesting site.
Planning Ahead To Age In Place
In anticipation of future needs, Baby Boomers are modifying their homes to fit universal design standards.
New Ideas For An Old Museum
New director of the oldest public art museum in the country dumps design, puts renovations on hold.
The Architecture Of Toshiko Mori
Toshiko Mori, the current chair of the architecture department at Harvard's Graduate School of Design, emerges as an architect and educator.
Dispute Over Surface Artery Design
Planners and design organizations are criticizing "the lack of vision" in the design for the Wharf District section of the Surface Artery in Boston.
Hated Sidewalks, Unwanted Renters
In the nation's suburbs antipathy toward sidewalks is common, renters are "undesirable" and "New Urbanism" is unpopular.
New Chicago Dorm Elevates Student Housing
Residence hall blends modernity, ammenities, site appropriateness at the Illinois Institute of Technology
The Quintessential American Porch
After falling out of fashion in the 50s and 60s, the "American Porch" is making a comeback in New Urbanism communities.
New Urbanism Reaches Tennessee Countryside
New Urbanism is slowly showing up in suburbs and bedroom communities where it has been previously been met with resistance.
AOL Time Warner's New $2.2-billion Home
Building the opulet $2.2-billion AOL Time Warner Center along Manhattan's Columbus Circle is like "mounting two, 900-lb gorillas on a jungle gym..."
Recreating The Bilbao Effect In Taiwan
Can the Bilbao effect be recreated with the opening of the $170 million Guggenheim in Taiwan?
The Costs Of Mitigation
Weymouth Landing station, the first stop on the proposed Greenbush rail line, is a classic example of how mitigation in major public works projects is necessary, but expensive.
9/11 Memorial Design Competition Attracts Thousands
The 9/11 Memorial competition is 'the largest open design competition of its kind.'
Florida Community Vision To Be Refocused
A group of Land O'Lakes community landowners complained that vision plan bankrolled by the Pasco County Commissioners was too restrictive; now they'll have a chance to pitch their own vision.
The Mural Capital Of The World
City's unrivalled collection of over 2000 huge public murals including what is considered the longest mural in the world is threatened by graffiti, pollution, and neglect.
UrbanPlan Reaches High School Students
High school students create proposals for a hypothetical city.
WTC Developer And Architect Clash, Make A Deal
Developer of the World Trade Center site will get a say in Libeskind's design for a tower at Ground Zero.
Bridging Good Design With City Needs
Chicago's design competition for bridge work along its shoreline turns out a diversity of designs and designers.
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.
Tyler Technologies
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
