History / Preservation
Annapolitans are steamed about a proposal to insert the chain into a 1784 tavern.
The Washington Post
The real estate boom has helped the fortunes of architects and developer who built in the 1960s and 70’s and who have been fairly obscure until real-estate brokers began resuscitating the reputations of lesser-known mid-century figures.
The Wall Street Journal
Demolition looms for historic home: In the era of the 1962 World's Fair, the dream of a "flexible house" became a reality for commercial architect Robert Allan Adams.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Final four members of America's only populated Shaker village, in rural Maine, agree to a preservation plan to protect the enclave from subdivisions.
The Christian Science Monitor
Winona, MN, plans for the future by banking on smarter development.
Winona Daily News
A review of a commission director's efforts to turn a Hawaiian island, devastated by years of bombing, into a model of environmental sustainability and cultural healing.
The Maui News
Manchester councilman Richard Leese and Jason Prior of EDAW recount the civic-design partnership that helped revive an old city.
The Planning Report
His last project was the famous Hamptons 'Houses at Sagaponac' development.
The New York Times
Mississippi governor urges rebuilding in hurricane-hit areas to adopt traditional features. Opponents criticize "dominance of New Urbanism" and focus on "historicist designs" in official efforts.
Barn conversions have became a staple of rural living verging on cliché, but when done well, as in this case study, can be inspiring. (Includes photos.)
Gabion
Taking the time to appreciate abandoned buildings and cityscapes can help us appreciate what we have now.
Gabion
While Transportation Engineers often work with the premise that the client is the car, in Baltimore County, MD a consultant group has recommended letting the single lane rural roads meander.
The Baltimore Sun
The 1960 film, depicting the origins of the Tennessee Valley Authority, has been restored and got a rare screening at a recent film festival.
Two new proposals that would give private sectors control of national parks have sparked outrage among
The Los Angeles Times
Environmental groups are warring with Congressmen on making wetland permitting more 'accessible'.
The St. Petersburg Times
Christopher Alexander's new series of books, 'The Nature Of Order', explores the patterns of how culture and learning dictate the architecture of buildings and community. But beware: it's very, very long.
Science & Theology News
Emir Kusturica, independent film-maker, writer, and director, has been awarded this year's Phillipe Rotthier Prize for Architecture for Reconstruction of the European City.
INTBAU News
Safeguarding against future natural disasters is the most important thing New Orleans can do to bring the businesses back.
The Times-Picayune
Rebuilding efforts in New Orleans should embrace "a complex reading of urban history" and not the "sentimental and historicist vision" of New Urbanism argues Nicolai Ouroussoff.
The New York Times
Richard Moe, President of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, weighs in on the reconstruction of New Orleans.
The Wall Street Journal
