Architecture
The Safer Skyscraper
A UC Berkeley professor outlines an engineering vision for the ultimate safe skyscraper. But at what aesthetic cost?
The End Of The Skyscraper Era?
Neal Peirce comments on the prediction that the Sept. 11th attack signals the end of the skyscraper era and discusses how planning errors of the past can be avoided
Measuring A Building's Environmental Friendliness
U.S. Green Building Council has developed a rating system for evaluating the sustainabilty and environmental friendliness of buildings.
America's Main Street
Moynihan's Trojan-horse proposal for Pennsylvania Avenue went far beyond recommendations for new office space.
Forensic Analysis Of World Trade Center Collapse
Architects and engineers funded by research grants are studying the debris of the World Trade Center to find clues to the collapse of the buildings.
The Importance Of Public Parks
Keynote address by Enrique Peñalosa at the Urban Parks Institute's "Great Parks/Great Cities" Conference, July 30, 2001.
U.K. Town To Drive Out Cars From Center
Architects praise a visionary plan to transform the center of the town into a car-free zone.
Architecture: A 'Difficult' Art Form?
Is architecture undervalued?
Terror-proofing Skyscrapers: Experts Brainstorm
Architects and engineers meet in Chicago at a conference to discuss how skyscrapers can be protected from terrorism.
The Skyscraper Won't Die
Architects say that new skyscrapers may incorporate some design changes but the building form is an "American tradition" and will not die. A report from Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.
Green Factories Make Business Sense
Architect William McDonough designs eco-friendly offices and factories.
Book Review: 'Why Architecture Matters'
Reviews of "Why Architecture Matters" by Blair Kamin and "Preserving the World's Great Cities," by Anthony Tung.
Architecture Restricted By Shadow Law
The "shadow ordinance" in Fort Lauderdale, FL, prevents buildings from casting too much shadow on to the beach. Architects complain that the resulting building designs are expensive and look the same.
Vilano Beach Embraces An Alternative To Sprawl
Vilano Beach, FL, is developing a "town center" with residential and commercial uses.
Boston Tightens Security At Public Spaces
In the aftermath of the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks, Boston is tightening security at public spaces. A look at how the world of security and high density design mix.
New Stores Combine Shopping and Public Spaces
New store designs by top architects blur the line between retail and public cultural spaces.
Boston City Treasures Closing Due To Security Concerns
City is losing precious public space to concerns about another terrorist attack.
Architect Joseph Stein Is Dead
American architect Joseph Allen Stein spent nearly half a century in India and designed some of it's most important modern buildings.
Rebuilding New York: The Charrette Syndrome
Herbert Muschamp comments on the efforts of the NYC Rebuild Task Force, a coalition formed to develop a plan for rebuilding New York's financial district.
Too Early To Design Memorial For Sept. 11th Attack Victims
Hans Butzer, co-designer of the Oklahoma City National Memorial, says it is still too early to design a memorial for those who died in the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks. He describes the process that resulted in the Oklahoma City memorial.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Thousand Oaks
City of Wisconsin Rapids
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA)
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
