Architecture
Will Madison Turn Down A $100 Million Art Center Gift?
Can a big-name architect and a $100 million gift put Madison, Wisconsin on the urban design map?
Duany's Mini-city In Tyson's Corner Hit By Opposition
In a surprising move, Fairfax County officials are opposing a high-profile mini-city proposed by Andres Duany in Tyson's Corner.
Photographing Urban Sprawl
A National Geographic photographer summarizes her thoughts in writing about sprawl in the U.S.
Ten Keys To Walkable Communities
Dan Burden identifies the top ten strategies planners can use to craft a walkable community.
Can Duany Bring New Urbanism To D.C.?
Andres Duany is hired to build a new-urbanist mini-city in Tyson's Corner. Not everyone believes in the concept, however.
Campus Planning: Old Architecture And High-tech
America's universities are the most wired places in the nation. Why are they looking to 19th century architecture for guidance?
National Geographic Profiles New Urbanist Suburbs
Planners are increasingly using new urbanist and smart growth principles to build suburbs. The result is the 'New Suburb.'
S.F. Planners Vs. Feds Over New Federal Building
A "sustainable" building design for a federal office tower in San Francisco is not allowed under current zoning, but local planners have no jurisdiction.
Is Postmodernism Dead?
This feature article compares the current and past work of six Postmodern architects.
Europe Leading The Way To Sustainable Building
Europe’s increasingly tougher environmental laws have forced developers to take the "green" approach to building.
Huge Arch Proposed As Pro-life Shrine In Buffalo
The waterfront arch would top the 630-foot-tall Gateway Arch in St. Louis -- currently the world's tallest monument.
A Richer Life In 'Not-So-Big' Homes
"Bigger is better" has been the mantra of the real estate world and housing market for many decades. Maybe it's wrong.
Community Farms Are Good For Community
A community plot offers city residents a place to get their hands dirty and commune with the earth.
Kentucky's First Experience With New Urbanism
Norton Commons, designed by Duany PlaterZyberk is the first new urbanism project to make its way to Louisville. Will is succeed?
Transit Villages
The transit village is a compact, mixed-use community centered with a transit station that, by design, invites residents, workers, and shoppers to drive their cars less and ride mass transit more.
Taming The Three Car Garage
How good design and thoughtful regulation can tame the residential garage.
Putting Parks On The Political Agenda
An editorial in The New York Times cites the recent neglect of the city's parks, and calls for parks to be positioned higher on the political agenda for the coming mayoral election.
U.S. Cities Compete For Famous European Architects
Santiago Calatrava, a Spanish architect and engineer, is one of the many famous European architects with high profile cultural projects in the U.S.
Redisovering Hollywood And Vine
A $6 million restoration of the Beaux Arts Classical-style building in Hollywood has begun.
Why U.S. Architecture Fails So Often
The failure of architecture in the U.S. is a result of poor architectural competition.
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
