Landscape Architecture

Planetizen is pleased to release its ninth annual list of the ten best books in urban planning, design and development published in 2010. This year's selection includes some big names, some big ideas -- and a book called "Toilet."

November 22, 2010 - Abhijeet Chavan

Urban Omnibus offers a summary of the recent debate that went down over the future of Harvard's Graduate School of Design concerning urban design, landscape urbanism and new urbanism.

November 21, 2010 - Urban Omnibus

A new essay by Thomas Fisher details Frederick Law Olmsted's lesser known work in the realm of public health and sanitation.

November 15, 2010 - The Design Observer Group

A small-scale urban agriculture project in Oakland, California is set to receive a $4 million grant to expand its work.

November 14, 2010 - Grist

A proposal for a "High Line"-like park in Jersey City has some locals deeply concerned about the project's large price tag.

November 12, 2010 - The New York Times

The City of New York has announced plans to allow restaurants to edge into the street to use parking spots for outdoor seating and patios.

November 11, 2010 - Grist

November 11, 2010 - Keith Sugar

Charles Waldheim examines the current trend's roots in design and architectural history and how it might alter city form.

November 9, 2010 - Places

New designs for the surrounding park offer a chance at a brighter future for the Eero Saarinen-designed Gateway Arch in St. Louis.

October 28, 2010 - Architectural Record

For more than 40 years, the city of Philadelphia has had its sights set on transforming the Delaware Riverfront, but few plans have taken hold and little transformation has actually occurred. A new master plan could finally make it happen.

October 21, 2010 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

The American Society of Landscape Architects talks with landscape architect Michael Van Valkenburgh about "ecological urbanism" and the evolving role of landscape architecture in cities.

October 19, 2010 - ASLA

A suburb of Tel Aviv is trying to revive itself by becoming an arts destination.

October 18, 2010 - Los Angeles Times

Trails and walking paths are commonly built in suburban areas. But their mere presence doesn't automatically mean they'll be used, according to a new study.

October 15, 2010 - Miller-McCune

Jeff Speck, co-author of "Suburban Nation" (along with Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk), offers the "10 worst things about sprawl" in a slideshow on Huffington Post.

October 14, 2010 - Huffington Post

The American Planning Association has released its 2010 selections for great public spaces, streets and neighborhoods, ranging from a sculpture garden in Alabama to New York's transformed Bryant Park.

October 13, 2010 - American Planning Association

Architecture professor William W. Braham examines the growing trend of "self-powered", "zero-energy" and "zero waste" buildings through the lens of survivalism.

October 13, 2010 - Places

The New Republic offers a look and review of some of the nation's best new urban parks.

October 9, 2010 - The New Republic

Dallas is hoping to break the ring of concrete created by the surrounding Central Expressway and Interstates 30 and 35.

October 8, 2010 - Dallas News

The history of San Francisco's version of the Statue of Liberty, and how it disappeared, is discussed in this episode of 99% Invisible, a new radio segment from KALW.

October 6, 2010 - 99% Invisible

Officials in London are relying on the creation of 86 new public spaces throughout the city to cut down on criminal behavior.

October 5, 2010 - London Evening Standard