Architecture

Monumental Mistakes: The Untidy Mall

Food service structures destroy the character of the Mall.

August 22, 2001 - The Washington Post

Ecotourism Disney Style

Disney is creating a resort in the center of the African forests -- in Florida.

August 21, 2001 - San Jose Mercury News

Monumental Mistakes: Blocked Sidewalks

Ugly contruction sites are blocking off sidewalks; this is "irritating, costly, dangerous, stupid and contrary to...common-sense."

August 21, 2001 - The Washington Post

Monumental Mistakes: Incomplete Transformation

The task of saving the Old Post Office is left unfinished.

August 21, 2001 - The Washington Post

Monumental Mistakes: Temporary Turns Permanent

Ugly temporary structures last a long time.

August 20, 2001 - The Washington Post

Monumental Mistakes: Jersey Barriers

An ugly "concrete necklace" surrounds the Washington monument.

August 20, 2001 - The Washington Post

Gated Communities: Security Or Social Isolation?

Are gated communities popular because they provide security or because gates increase the resale values of home? Critics say gated communities promote "social isolation" and "civic fragmentation."

August 20, 2001 - The Tampa Tribune

The Patio House: A Model Of New Urbanism

The traditional patio house is a perfect new urbanist model for new home development in the U.S.

August 19, 2001 - The Town Paper

Integrating Art And Architecture

The Amster Building in South Miami is a case study for integrating art and architecture.

August 18, 2001 - The Town Paper

Life Beyond The Strip

A new resort and a master-planned community built around seven golf courses are planned on tribal lands east of Las Vegas.

August 17, 2001 - Urban Land Magazine

Denver's New Stadium Is A Big Hit

Denver's new Mile High Stadium draws rave reviews from architectural critics and planners.

August 16, 2001 - The Denver Post

How Tourism Impacts Cities

How does tourism impact old urban centers? Herbert Muschamp visits Vienna to find out.

August 16, 2001 - The New York Times

Growth And Growing Pains Celebrated At CNU IX

Eleven hundred new urbanists converged on New York City June 7 - 10 for CNU IX, the annual coming-together of the Congress for the New Urbanism.

August 16, 2001 - The Town Paper

Covington, K.Y.'s Historic Facelift

The Kentucky Post interview architect Andrew Piaskowy, who is restoring several of the city's most significant buildings.

August 15, 2001 - Kentucky Post

Urban Village Development in Texas a Complicated Affair

"Urban Villages," the development trend that is meant to counter sprawl, is facing challenges in Texas.

August 15, 2001 - BizJournals

Abandon White House Tunnel Proposal

The proposal to build a tunnel under the Pennsylvania Avenue near the White House should be abandoned argues Roger K. Lewis, and presents aesthetic and practical reasons against building tunnels in the middle of cities.

August 11, 2001 - The Washington Post

The Stoop: A Room With A View Of The City

Sitting on stoops -- the entrance strairways to buildings -- is still popular in New York. The New York Times visits stoops around the city.

August 10, 2001 - The New York Times

The Future City Should Be Classical

Planning is brutalised by modernism: the future lies in a return to classical principles of building and settlement.

August 10, 2001 - Open Democracy

Chicago's Millenium Park Debacle

Chicago's Millenium park went from a great and simple idea for a central-city park to a public-works debacle.

August 8, 2001 - The Chicago Tribune

Crime Prevention Key To New School Design

The new design of schools is to protect students from violience inside the school.

August 7, 2001 - The Seattle Times

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.

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