Architecture
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.
The Top Three Ground Zero Designs
Three of the seven designs submitted for the future of Ground Zero are leading in popularity.
Camouflaged Cell Towers Blend Into NIMBY Cities
Cell phones are popular but ugly metal cell towers are not. Cities are requiring that antennas be disguised as trees, rocks, cacti, or church steeples.
The Bay Area's New Architecture: Billboards
The Bay Area's signature structures are not churches or skyscrapers, but massive billboards.
WTC: Eisenman Rebukes Gehry
Architect Peter Eisenman responded to Frank Gehry's remark about the 'demeaning' pay given to design teams to develop proposals for Ground Zero.
Toronto's Waterfront Park Plan Faces Criticism
Architects and councillors criticize the plan to revitalize Toronto's waterfront.
Modernism Returns To Long Island
The biggest development of modernist houses in decades is springing up, sleek and angular, in Southampton Town.
Seeking Landmark Status For Bethlehem Steel
The blast furnaces that powered the American Century are in danger of demolition if landmark status or funding cannot be secured.
Building Poor Men's Homes In Upscale Developments
In Seagrove Beach, Florida, homes reminiscent of Florida's early settlers -- called 'crackers' -- have become popular.
Ecological Restoration Of Cleveland Waterfront
Roger Thoma envisions building the kind of habitat that once dominated the lakeshore before people built marinas and docks and lined the river and lake bank with steel walls.
Making Cities Livable
This week's Smart City radio show addresses the issue of livability in cities.
New Development Doesn't Follow New Urbanism Roots
Critics say Quebec Square, a shopping center in northeast Denver planned for the New Urbanist redevelopment of the city's former airport is a "paean to the automobile."
Koolhaas Redefines The Skyscraper
Celebrity architect Rem Koolhaas' unusual design for a skyscraper in Beijing -- his largest project to date -- uses an innovative structural system.
The Multiple Failures Of Architecture Education
If urban areas are to improve, the public must become a more savvy consumer of good architecture.
New Urbanism Pioneers To Plan $500 Million Community
Duany Plater-Zyberk & Co will develop the plan for a $500 million community for St. Charles County, Missouri.
Creating Pedestrian-friendly Communities
Dan Burden is on mission to make America's cities walkable -- and livable.
Global Theater-Building Boom
The surge of theater-building around the world may slowing down.
Retro Stadium Design Criticized
Architecture critic Robert W. Duffy does not like the proposed 'retro' design for a new stadium in St. Louis.
Assessing The WTC Proposals
Assessments of the seven new Ground Zero proposals.
Influential Planner Is Reshaping D.C.
As director of the D.C. Office of Planning, city planner Andrew Altman is very influential in reshaping the area.
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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Appalachian Highlands Housing Partners
Mpact (founded as Rail~Volution)
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
City of Portland
City of Laramie
