Housing
Suburbs Headed Toward Denser Growth
The suburban developments at the edges of this metro area are taking on a dense, urban character.
The End Of The Housing Boom?
Michael Kinsley is certain that the housing bubble is about to burst. But he also admits that he could be wrong.
L.A.'s New Downtown Neighborhood
The developer of Downtown L.A.'s high profile Grand Avenue project releases early details about the mixed use plan.
Doubling The Mall Of America
The Mall of America's management company has unveiled an ambitious $1 billion expansion plan to double the size of the nation's largest retail destination.
Top Overpriced and Underpriced Housing Markets
Study ranks 99 major real estate markets based on how much they are under or overpriced.
Hybrid Centers And Power Towns
First there were malls, then outlet malls. Then came power centers followed by lifestyle and town centers. Now there is a new type: "Hybrid centers" or "power towns"
College Town Redux
East Lansing works to reinvent itself with a balance of students and young families.
Designing For The Homeless
Sam Davis was awarded in 2002 a Guggenheim Fellowship to write his new book, Designing for the Homeless: Architecture that Works.
Groundwater Features In Development Debate
A half-billion-dollar residential and commercial complex development will incorporate an extensive rainwater collection and groundwater replenishment system.
The Reality of 'New Urbanism'
Why New Urbanism does not appeal to the vast majority of buyers.
Anatomy Of An Urban In-Fill Development
A tale of good luck and bad, with plenty of suspense, the redevelopment of a 44,000-square-foot Minneapolis property has a happy ending for the developers.
Developer Wins El Toro Auction
Miami-based Lennar Corp. surpises observers and wins the auction to buy the former El Toro marine base in Irvine, CA.
A Better Way To Build Homes
Tim Peppin's experience as a carpenter on a large housing project convinces him that there is a better way to build homes.
Technology Investor Turns To New Urbanism
After cashing in stock options worth more than $50 million, Charles M. Brewer sees investment opportunities in New Urbanism.
When Property Taxes Are Higher Than Your Mortgage Payment
Northern Virginia’s skyrocketing real estate prices are making property taxes a burden for owners of Habitat for Humanity homes.
Entertaining Development
Retail entertainment has exceeded the seemingly inflated expectations of a decade ago.
Building On Manhattan's Most Important Site
The Super Bowl is over, but the big game -- a contest for the right tobuild on one of Manhattan's most important sites -- is heating up.
Megapolis Launches Major Demolition Initiative
In Mumbai, India, slums are being demolished without planning for alternative housing.
High Income Homeowners Get Largest Share of Tax Benefits
Biggest houses and the highest incomes recieve the largest share of federal tax benefits for housing.
New York City's Home Building Renaissance
A 'perfect storm' of public, private, political, and demographic factors have created a home building boom throughout NYC's five boroughs.
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 Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
