Architecture

Cash Collides With Taste

A major benefactor clashes with art museum.

January 30, 2003 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

After 9-11, New Safety Measures For Skyscrapers

One of the first skyscrapers to be designed after 9-11, the 7 World Trade Center building uses new safety measures.

January 30, 2003 - The New York Times

Tadao Ando's Work Of Art

The new building for the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth has created a small tourist boom.

January 30, 2003 - The New York Times

Buffalo Commons, East?

A new film from director Richard Linklater offers a daring vision for the World Trade Center memorial: A 16-acre park full of free-roaming bison.

January 30, 2003 - Salon

The Favored WTC Design: A New Horror?

New York Post real estate columnist Steve Cuozzo offers a scathing and gutsy indictment of the the 'Libeskind Express' proposal for the World Trade Center.

January 29, 2003 - New York Post

Cities In The Sky

Are the proposals for the World Trade Center really preview of master plans for our 21st-century cities?

January 28, 2003 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The Narrow Base Of The New Urbanists

Michael Pyatok argues that CNU members too often serve clients who co-opt New Urbanism by simply repackaging suburban sprawl in more seductive "urbane" clothing.

January 27, 2003 - Planners Network

An Alternative To New Urbanism?

Responding to a PLANetizen Op-Ed by members of the Pro-Urb listserv, Richard Carson proposes an alternative to New Urbanism -- the Golden Mean.

January 27, 2003 - Planetizen

Towards Green Architecture

An exhibition explores the future for sustainable architecture.

January 26, 2003 - The Washington Post

Kennedy Center Extension Plan Is Good

Washington Post editorial approves of architect Rafael Viñoly's plan for the extension to the Kennedy Center.

January 26, 2003 - The Washington Post

The Trend In Green Churches

Churches, mosques, and synagogues are looking for ways to make their buildings more energy efficient.

January 25, 2003 - The Christian Science Monitor

Architect With A Vision And 3 Pairs Of Glasses

Architect Rafael Viñoly designed the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia and lead the "Think Team" that designed a proposal for Ground Zero.

January 24, 2003 - The New York Times

Architect Selected For Kennedy Center Expansion

International architect Rafael Viñoly has been selected to design the Kennedy Center expanstion.

January 23, 2003 - The Washington Post

Gaudi And The City

A building design by Antoni Gaudi, conceived in 1908, is to be entered in the WTC site competition.

January 21, 2003 - The New York Times

WTC Site Swap Being Considered

The New York Post reports that talks to transfer the WTC site to the city are underway.

January 21, 2003 - New York Post

The Future Of Urban Design: Reconstructivism

Last month's World Trade Center reconstruction proposals reveal that the architecture profession is hopelessly mired in a failed past.

January 20, 2003 - Planetizen

Boston's Unique Approach To Architecture

Is Boston's preoccupation with history resulting in timid, dull, and ugly architecture?

January 20, 2003 - The Boston Globe

Architecture's Sustainable Future

A provocative exhibition explores the future of architecture, urban planning, abd building technologies.

January 19, 2003 - The Washington Post

Reviving Toronto's Waterfront

Toronto's waterfront is an asset.

January 18, 2003 - The Toronto Star

Urban Infill Doesn't Have To Be Boring

Portland designer Kevin Cavenaugh's projects prove that urban infill doesn't need to be boring or unprofitable.

January 18, 2003 - Business Journal Of Portland

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.

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100 Most Influential Urbanists

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