Architecture

Gateway Village May Become Atlanta's New Gateway

Visitors arriving at Hartsfield International Airport will be able to head for the new minicity of Gateway Village.

November 13, 2001 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Waterfront Planned Along Anacostia River In D.C.

Washington D.C. official envision a waterfront and parks along the banks of the Anacostia River.

November 11, 2001 - The Washington Post

New Urbanist Project Construction Starts Soar

Neighborhood-scale projects completed or under construction rose by 37 percent in 2001.

November 11, 2001 - New Urban News

Philadelphia University's High-tech Strategy

Philadelphia University is using urban design and technology to remake itself as a modern univeristy.

November 8, 2001 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Santiago Calatrava: Moving Architecture

"Superstar" architect Santiago Calatrava's projects include bridges, train stations, and airports.

November 7, 2001 - The New York Times

Competition To Design WTC Memorial

The World Trade Center owners are suggesting a competition to select the design of a memorial site.

November 7, 2001 - New York Post

Tenants Don't Abandon New York's Tall Buildings

Real estate brokers say tenants haven't fled tall buildings and condominium sales in skyscrapers are coming back to normal.

November 6, 2001 - The New York Times

Ten Dream Buildings That Won't Be Built

The UK's Guardian published it's list of the top 10 buildings that remain "a dream or a nightmare."

November 6, 2001 - The Guardian Unlimited

Architecture Firms Survive World Trade Center Attacks

How architecture and engineering firms that had offices in New York's World Trade Center survived the Sept. 11th and get back to business with help from competing firms.

November 5, 2001 - The New York Times

The Future Of Cities: The Absurdity Of Modernism

Leon Krier, the godfather of New Urbanism, offers his perspective on the future of cities.

November 5, 2001 - Planetizen

The Other Twin Towers Of New York City

While New York City has lost the famous twin towers of the World Trade Center, other twin towers continue to be part of the city's skyline.

November 2, 2001 - The New York Times

Profile Of A New Town

The new town of Prospect in Colorado is equal parts daring, eclectic and utterly livable.

October 31, 2001 - The Town Paper

A New Addition To New York City's Skyline

Herbert Muschamp comments on architect Norman Foster's design for the Hearst Corporation headquarters building in New York.

October 31, 2001 - The New York Times

A European Perspective Of Los Angeles

A professor of Architecture and Planning from Germany's Bauhaus University offers the European perspective on Ls Angeles.

October 31, 2001 - The Planning Report

Linking New Urbanism And Public Art

Artist Bill Cochran links new urbanism with public art to promote diversity and join neighborhoods.

October 30, 2001 - The Town Paper

Imagining The Future Of Manhattan

Herbert Muschamp comments on the efforts to rebuild Lower Manhattan in New York and discusses the architectural culture of the city.

October 29, 2001 - The New York Times

Conduct A Park Safety Audit

Fear of crime is just as damaging as actual crime in a park or other public place: Both keep people away.

October 26, 2001 - Urban Parks Online

New Yorkers Seek Traditional, Intimate Public Places

One lesson from the terrorist attack is that people avoided modern, out-of-scale development.

October 26, 2001 - Michigan Land Use Institute

Architects Can't Design Affordable Housing

An architect and professor chastises her profession for failing to understand how to design truly affordable housing.

October 26, 2001 - The San Francisco Chronicle

WTC Towers: Many Ideas For A Memorial

A review of the many different ideas for a memorial at the site of New York's World Trade Center.

October 25, 2001 - The New York Times

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