Architecture
Anchorage Weakens Big Box Zoning Proposal
Anchorage, AK, is trying to decide on an ordinance that limits huge stores but does not scare away developers.
Beautiful Billboards
Columbia, South Carolina is using unsold billboards to display public art.
Translucent Concrete: Will It Transform Architecture?
It is still very much in the research stage, but could translucent concrete dramatically transform buildings and cities?
Central European Architecture Visits L.A.
How do you make order and logic in a city? The same questions that faced medieval planners face planners today.
California Parks Awarded Largest Grant Ever
California state officials approve $388 million in grants to cities and counties for improving parks.
Building Smart, Building Green
Several new projects in Minnesota are using energy-efficient building practices to develop sustainable buildings and neighborhoods.
Field Of Dreams
New baseball stadiums with retro architectural designs are returning to the central city and participating in the revitalization of the downtown.
Aldo Rossi: Metaphor and Memory
Aldo Rossi, author of "The Architecture of the City," captured memories in his architecture.
Community Gardeners Flower New Hope
Efforts have been renewed to preserve community gardens.
Park On A Bridge
Planners are looking to put a park-on-a-bridge over Fort Washington Way in downtown Cincinnati.
Environmental Group Criticized For Sprawl
The new headquarters for the National Wildlife Federation, touted as being a model for environmental design, is criticised for contributing to suburban sprawl.
Cities Bet On Ultramodern Museums
Museums across the nation are spending $3 billion on new projects. Newsweek reviews designs, architects, and controversies surrounding the nation's unprecedented museum boom.
Townships Embrace New Urbanism
Communities in Metro Detroit embrace New Urbanism to revive downtown areas.
Selling Smart Growth: Showdown In Seattle
Builders and architects are not doing a good job of selling smart growth strategies.
New Urbanism: A Fashionable Housing Trend?
The Sun-Sentinel seems amazed that people would want to live in downtown and calls new urbanism a fashionable new housing trend.
New Urbanism Is Often Old Hat
Architecture critic Larry Millett discusses a huge new housing development in St. Paul, MN.
Cold Cities, Hot Architecture
Architect Aaron Betsky explains why "Architecture Must Burn."
ULI Residential Housing Case Study
ULI publishes a complete case study of Normandie Village, an award-winning residential apartment complex in East Hollywood, California.
Attack Of The Monster Homes
Oversized homes are causing tension between residents and cities as planners hurry to rewrite zoning laws in order to restrict the size of houses.
The Economic Case For New Urbanism
Executives are recognizing that the talent pool is richest in places that are livable, diverse, and have high concentrations of ammenities.
Pagination
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
Smith Gee Studio
City of Charlotte
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
US High Speed Rail Association
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
Municipality of Princeton (NJ)