Architecture
Beauty And The Beastly Project
Disney Hall in downtown Los Angeles, is a Frank Gehry design. And it's a challenge to construct.
'Star-chitects' Create Visual Drama On Campuses
Universities are hiring famous architects to create high-profile campus structures.
Active Adult Retirement Communities
Three things matters in selling active adult-retirement communities to the baby boomers: lifestyle, lifestyle, lifestyle.
Lifestyle Centers: A Hot New Trend
Big developers say lifestyle centers are too small to bother with. But consumers love them.
Trees Ordinances: A Thorny Issue
Property rights is not the only reason for the controversial nature of tree ordinances regulating tree-cutting on private property.
Reviving An Urban Prairie
The challenges of bringing back a patch of native prairie in Missouri.
Architect Of Las Vegas Skyline Dies
Architect Martin Stern, Jr. redefined the skyline of Las Vegas with his exuberant style.
Trumping Chicago's Tallest Building
Donald Trump brashly plans to build the world's tallest building in Chicago. Architects are skeptical.
California's Nostalgia For Modernism
California's love affair with modernism is rekindled -- especially in the Los Angeles Hills and Palm Springs.
The Missing Elms Of America
America's stately elms were almost wiped out by a disease in the 1960s. An effort is underway to bring them back.
Will Detroit's New Promenade Change The City?
Detroit's new riverfront promenade signals the city's willingness to embrace good urban design.
Design Build Method Pressures Planners
Pittsburgh's new stadium was built in a record two years, but the design build process put significant pressure on the city's planners.
A New Chicago Landmark?
Donald J. Trump wants to build the world's tallest building in Chicago.
Dr. Soleri's 'Antidote To Sprawl'
Dr. Paolo Soleri's ideas for building better cities, once considered radically 'alternative', are drawing considerable interest.
The Many Faces Of Public Art
"Outdoor sculpture" has outgrown its defination as creative artists and architects take public art in new directions.
Planners Review Proposed Tunnel Near White House
A proposal to build a tunnel near the White House aims to address security concerns and traffic issues.
Preserving Modernist Architecture?
Should preservationists fight to save a modern corporate office building?
The ADA's Impact On Architecture
Time Magazine interviews an corporate architect about how the arhictecture profession has been changed by the ADA.
Vibrant Neighborhoods Cure Sprawl
A new report offers alternatives to the developmental sprawl that has dominated real estate growth over the last 50 years.
Wider Sidewalks For World-Famous Public Space
Wider sidewalks in New York's Times Square are welcome but more needs to be done.
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
