Architecture

Park Restoration Unlocks Details Of Noted Architect

John Russell Pope designed the Jefferson Memorial, the National Gallery of Art, and the National Archives in Washington.

January 26, 2001 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Suddenly, Architecture Matters

Young architects willing to take risks are bringing back good urban design.

January 25, 2001 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Block 37: Chicago's Blind Spot

Chicago city officials' new design scheme for Block 37 includes a 66-story residential tower and a 12-story Marriott hotel.

January 24, 2001 - Chicago Sun-Times

Green Roofs Slow To Take Root

Roof gardens have been used in Europe for 25 years and can make a building more energy-efficient. Are they up to tackling the urban water runoff and urban heat island problems in U.S. cities?

January 24, 2001 - San Jose Mercury News

Improving The Cityscape

Suggestions to improve Milwaukee's cityscape.

January 23, 2001 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Architect Morris Lapidus Dies

Designer of the Fontainebleau in Miami, Florida, appreciation for his opulent designs came late in life.

January 20, 2001 - The Los Angeles Times

Las Vegas Short On Parks

In the gaming capital of the nation, local officials are working to combat the shortage of parks and recreation facilities.

January 19, 2001 - Las Vegas Sun

Frank Lloyd Wright: Living With A Genius

What is it like to live in a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright? And how much does a Wright house cost today?

January 17, 2001 - Chicago Sun-Times

South Florida: A Treeless Paradise

Because of decades of urban sprawl, a place most people consider a lush tropical paradise actually ranks among the least shady landscapes in the nation.

January 17, 2001 - The Miami Herald

How To Market A Park

Learn the 6 "P's" of parks promotion -- people, positioning, price, place, promotion, and planning.

January 16, 2001 - Urban Parks Online

Sex And Real Estate

An interview with Harvard University professor Marjorie Garber about her new book titled "Sex and Real Estate."

January 16, 2001 - Orange County Register

Minds We Admire: Philip Johnson

A review of the work of legendary architect Philip Johnson.

January 15, 2001 - Star-Telegram

England's Historic Structure Catalog

England begins cataloging its historic structures -- on the Internet.

January 13, 2001 - CNN

Views Of Utopia

The search for the perfect community -- Utopia --is chronicled in acomprehensive exhibit at the New York Public Library.

January 12, 2001 - New York Public Library

Schools Return To Original Master Plans

University campus planners are returning to master plans from the 1900s as a response to campus sprawl.

January 12, 2001 - U.S. News And World Report

History Changed The Future

A look at the cities and architecture of the future as designed between 1930 and 1970.

January 11, 2001 - Chicago Sun-Times

Miami's Showman Architect

A review of the work of architect Morris Lapidus.

January 9, 2001 - MetropolisMag.com

DC's Good And Bad Design Developments Of 2000

A review of some of the good and bad developments in architecture and planning for the Washington D.C. region.

January 9, 2001 - The Washington Post

Miami Beach Development Example Of New Urbanism

Architect Andres Duany hopes to make a new development called Aqua a showcase of urban-planning principles and design.

January 8, 2001 - The New York Times

A City Commons In Downtown L.A.

A park has been proposed for the heart of the city, linking the new concert hall, the cathedral and current buildings.

January 2, 2001 - The Los Angeles 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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City of Thousand Oaks

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City of Wisconsin Rapids

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Harvard University Graduate School of Design

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