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.

April 15, 2001 - Anchorage Daily News

Beautiful Billboards

Columbia, South Carolina is using unsold billboards to display public art.

April 12, 2001 - Governing

Translucent Concrete: Will It Transform Architecture?

It is still very much in the research stage, but could translucent concrete dramatically transform buildings and cities?

April 12, 2001 - MetropolisMag.com

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.

April 12, 2001 - The Los Angeles Times

California Parks Awarded Largest Grant Ever

California state officials approve $388 million in grants to cities and counties for improving parks.

April 8, 2001 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

Building Smart, Building Green

Several new projects in Minnesota are using energy-efficient building practices to develop sustainable buildings and neighborhoods.

April 8, 2001 - Pioneer Planet

Field Of Dreams

New baseball stadiums with retro architectural designs are returning to the central city and participating in the revitalization of the downtown.

April 6, 2001 - National Geographic

Aldo Rossi: Metaphor and Memory

Aldo Rossi, author of "The Architecture of the City," captured memories in his architecture.

April 2, 2001 - The New York Times

Community Gardeners Flower New Hope

Efforts have been renewed to preserve community gardens.

April 2, 2001 - The New York Times

Park On A Bridge

Planners are looking to put a park-on-a-bridge over Fort Washington Way in downtown Cincinnati.

March 29, 2001 - The Cincinnati Post

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.

March 22, 2001 - The Washington Post

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.

March 22, 2001 - Newsweek

Townships Embrace New Urbanism

Communities in Metro Detroit embrace New Urbanism to revive downtown areas.

March 22, 2001 - The Detroit News

Selling Smart Growth: Showdown In Seattle

Builders and architects are not doing a good job of selling smart growth strategies.

March 22, 2001 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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.

March 21, 2001 - Sun-Sentinel

New Urbanism Is Often Old Hat

Architecture critic Larry Millett discusses a huge new housing development in St. Paul, MN.

March 21, 2001 - Pioneer Planet

Cold Cities, Hot Architecture

Architect Aaron Betsky explains why "Architecture Must Burn."

March 20, 2001 - The Sacramento Bee

ULI Residential Housing Case Study

ULI publishes a complete case study of Normandie Village, an award-winning residential apartment complex in East Hollywood, California.

March 20, 2001 - Urban Land Institute

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.

March 19, 2001 - The New York Times

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.

March 19, 2001 - Fast Company

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.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.