Architecture
Trailblazing
Municipalities are realizing that canals, though not as beautiful as natural streams, can be "recreational gold mines."
Bash And Build
Bulldozers tear across North Jersey demolishing historic homes and replacing them with "Bigfoot" houses and "McMansions."
Preventing Crime With Design
A good building or community design can dramatically reduce the possibility of crime. Detroit offers several examples.
New Urbanism: A Better Suburbia?
Is New Urbanism--a reaction to featureless sprawl--the "cure for suburbia's ills?"
Support For New Guggenheim
City will donate land and money for the proposed new Guggenheim museum in lower Manhattan expected to cost $678 million and to be designed by Frank O. Gehry.
Las Vegas Takes A Spin
Plans to bring the World's tallest Ferris wheel to the famed strip are being finalized.
Smithsonian Honors Top Architects, Designers
The Smithsonian recognized three architects and designers for their contributions to building and landscape design.
Poor Construction Cited In Earthquake Fatalities
Millions around the world are at risk from earthquakes due to substandard construction practices and poor quality concrete.
Greenest Office Building?
Combining the latest technology and recycling techniques, the new offices of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation may be one of the most environmetally-sensitive office buildings yet devised.
Air Quality Law Would Regulate New Fireplaces
New homes face design limitations if county passes air quality law.
Washington Begins Construction Of WW2 Memorial
Winning design selected from 400 entries in nationwide competition but chosen site is controversial and opposition to the project is strong.
Designing A Home For Digital Arts
Architectural firms are competing to design a museaum for digital arts in New York...and the list of fifteen semi-finalists has some surprises.
From Military Base To Housing
Denver redevelops an old Air Force base, creating an eclectic mix of hangars, offices, affordable and high-end housing.
Rethinking The Rennaissance
Detroit's Rennaissance Center -- called "the greatest urban tragedy of the country" -- is getting a makeover.
Bauhaus Is Back
More than eighty years after its call for "Less is more," this famous design revolution is eager to tackle the urban development challenges of the 21st century.
Good Design Is Good Business
The third annual Business Week/Architectural Record Awards program, sponsored by TheAmerican Institute of Architects, recognizes ten innovative projects.
Sprint's New $1 Billion Kansas City Campus
Sprint Corp. is surrounding it's $1 billion headquarters with a decidely quaint parrie landscape.
Cooling City Hall
Reducing "urban heat islands" in Chicago, starting with City Hall.
Winning The Fight Against Monster Homes
An unincorporated community is winning the battle against "monster homes."
What a Difference A Museum Makes
Arts-related institutions currently draw more visitors downtown than do professional sports.
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
