Architecture

Rock To Frozen Music

The Experience Music Project, architecture icon Frank Gehry's latest building, will open later this week.

June 20, 2000 - Time

Architecture meets Philosophy

Architects and philosophers meet at an annual conference. Critics say it is just "intellectual fashion."

June 19, 2000 - The New York Times

Free Homes in East Palo Alto

Upscale residents want to donate homes to get a tax write-off and save on demolition costs.

June 14, 2000 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Urbanism, Suburbanism and The Good Life

Hour-long PBS special on new urbanism in Portland and California leaves viewers with a negative impression of smart growth.

June 12, 2000 - PBS - The National Desk

Planning for Ethnicity and Technology in San Jose

Urban Land Institute takes on planning project to revitalize culturally diverse downtown San Jose

June 11, 2000 - San Jose Mercury News

Lake Elsinore Plans Antenna Tower Ordinance

City doesn't want towers to be an aethetic nuisance, but can it require a conditional use permit for every tower?

June 9, 2000 - North County Times Escondido-Oceanside-Vista

Urban Renewal Through Private Communal Gardens

New York's Greenwich Village is an example of the potential for "secret gardens" as a community revitilization tool.

June 1, 2000 - The Atlantic Monthly

Lights Are Back On, But When Will NYC Buildings Be Fit For Occupation Again?

Although power has been restored to much of Lower Manhattan, tenants of many of the area's residential and commercial buildings face a long and uncertain recovery before they can return. What will be the long-term effects on waterfront development?

December 31, 1969 - The New York 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.

Senior Planner

City of Thousand Oaks

Community Development Director

City of Wisconsin Rapids

Professor of Urban Planning

Harvard University Graduate School of Design

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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.