Architecture

The Great Walls Of Aurora

Aurora, Colorado, plans to beautify its neighborhoods, by replacing fences with bricks.

October 20, 2000 - Westword

Village Green Is People

A residential development in north Los Angeles is smart, sustainable, and, most of all, affordable.

October 20, 2000 - Urban Land Magazine

Lofts On Barges For Floating Living Spaces

Architect Rob Pfaffmann proposes to put work and living spaces on barges on Pittsburgh's rivers.

October 19, 2000 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Prop 35: California Architects Unite For Fair Competition

California architects want access to public-sector design projects.

October 18, 2000 - E-Architect

Housing Ordinance Could Aid Families

Pleasanton's City Council is considering a housing ordinance that would eserve housing for very low- to moderate-income families.

October 17, 2000 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

FCC: Landlords Must Open Buildings for Telecom

Office Buildings Will Get More Competition for Infomration Services.

October 13, 2000 - The New York Times

Signal Hill's Ingredients for Success

How did the City of Signal Hill overcome design issues, engineering problems, a 'NIMBY' situation, and other tough challenges to create a hilltop park that is now the crowning jewel of its local park system?

October 10, 2000 - Western City

Changes in Urban Landscape Can Cut Smog

According to a pair of studies by the University ofCalifornia's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, doubling the number of mature trees and resurfacing dark-colored roofs and roads with heat-reflecting material in Sacramento County would almost halve

October 10, 2000 - The Sacramento Bee

America's New Suburban Main Streets

A harbinger of 21st century America: dozens of post-Second World War suburbs that never had a Main Street are building new ones from scratch.

October 10, 2000 - Environmental News Network

Basics On Noise And Weighting Filters

No matter what type of noise -- transportation noise, occupational noise, or general community noise, it helps to have an understanding of what noise is.

October 7, 2000 - Sound Advice

Bill For Energy-Efficient Building Introduced

San Diego County U.S. Reps. Randy Cunningham, Brian Bilbray andDuncan Hunter introduced the Energy Efficient Building Incentives Act,H.R. 5345, which would offer tax incentives to builders who makeenergy-efficient buildings.

October 6, 2000 - North County Times Escondido-Oceanside-Vista

Theory And Practice Of Urban Design

Bruce Mau Design wants his architecture company to evolve like the projects he creates -- more naturally to maintain the ecology.

October 5, 2000 - Fast Company

The Low-Down On Infrasonic Sound

Infrasonic sound can cause structures to vibrate, resulting in uneasiness for people who work inside them.

September 30, 2000 - Sound Advice

Keys To Urban Success

The Philadelphia News presents a series of essays on larger urban problems and solutions that cities have developed.

September 29, 2000 - The Philadelphia Daily News

Study Finds Little Benefit From Bonus Plazas

A study finds that "privately owned public spaces created in a tradeoff that was meant to give pedestrians a little extra breathing room as developers got extra-large buildings, have failed in some way,large or small."

September 28, 2000 - The New York Times

What's Your Favorite City?

The Philadelphia News asked 50 stars, politicians, philosophers and columnists -- which city is your favorite, and why?

September 28, 2000 - The Philadelphia Daily News

A Little Local Color

"Our cities seem so insecure about identity that any brush with expressiveness sends them scampering to pass another ordinance."

September 27, 2000 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

Cathedral Of Our Lady Of The Angels

Moneo designs an exciting new landmark for the Catholic Archdiocese in downtown Los Angeles.

September 27, 2000 - Design Architecture

Best Of LA 2000

The Los Angeles Weekly publishes their perennial Best of Los Angeles 2000 issue.

September 25, 2000 - LA Weekly

What's Working In 100 Cities

Phildephia News presents a special feature: What's working in our cities?

September 24, 2000 - The Philadelphia Daily News

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.

Senior Planner

City of Thousand Oaks

Community Development Director

City of Wisconsin Rapids

Professor of Urban Planning

Harvard University Graduate School of Design

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.